Where does “camping” come from?
camping (Middle English) comes from Middle English campyng, from Middle English kampe, from Old English camp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
camping (Middle English): Alternative form of campyng
Definitions
- Alternative form of campyng
Ancestry of “camping”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | campyng | A match of a ball sport; Something used for a... |
| 2 | Middle English | kampe | An armed military conflict; a clash; A... |
| 3 | Old English | camp | combat; an enclosed piece of land |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |