Where does “kempen” come from?

kempen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *kempen, from Proto-West Germanic kampijan, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

Ancestry of “kempen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*kempen—
2Proto-West Germanickampijanto battle; to campaign
3LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “kempen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →