Where does “kempen” come from?

kempen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon kempio, from Proto-Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

Ancestry of “kempen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkempio—
2Proto-Germanic*kamp—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →