Where does “frihetskjemper” come from?
frihetskjemper (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kjemper, from Norwegian Bokmål kjempe, from Old Norse kempa, from Old English cempa, from Proto-West Germanic kampijō, from Proto-West Germanic kampijan, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.
frihetskjemper (Norwegian Bokmål): a freedom fighter
Definitions
- a freedom fighter
Ancestry of “frihetskjemper”, step by step
frihetskjemper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kjemper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjemper | a fighter; indefinite plural of kjempe; present... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjempe | a giant, titan; ribgrass, ribwort, plantain; to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | kempa | giant |
| 4 | Old English | cempa | soldier, warrior; champion |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kampijō | combat soldier |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kampijan | to battle; to campaign |
| 7 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Norwegian Bokmål frihet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | frihet | freedom, liberty |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | fri | free, not imprisoned or enslaved; free, not... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vrī | free |
| 4 | Old Saxon | frī | free |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |