Where does “campyng” come from?

campyng (Middle English) comes 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.

campyng (Middle English): A match of a ball sport; Something used for a...

Definitions

  1. A match of a ball sport; Something used for a...

Ancestry of “campyng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishkampeAn armed military conflict; a clash; A...
2Old Englishcampcombat; an enclosed piece of land
3Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
4LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “campyng

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-Every word from Latin campus