Where does “kempen” come from?
kempen (Middle English) comes from Old English cempan, from Proto-West Germanic kampijan, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
kempen (Middle English): to go to war, to enter into conflict; plural of...
Definitions
- to go to war, to enter into conflict; plural of...
Ancestry of “kempen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | cempan | to battle, fight; to go to war; to struggle,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kampijan | to battle; to campaign |
| 3 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |