Where does “kampe” come from?

kampe (Middle English) comes 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.

kampe (Middle English): An armed military conflict; a clash; A...

Definitions

  1. An armed military conflict; a clash; A...

Ancestry of “kampe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcampcombat; an enclosed piece of land
2Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
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 “kampe”

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