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

  1. Alternative form of campyng

Ancestry of “camping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcampyngA match of a ball sport; Something used for a...
2Middle EnglishkampeAn armed military conflict; a clash; A...
3Old Englishcampcombat; an enclosed piece of land
4Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
5LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-Every word from Latin campus