Where does “kampfly” come from?

kampfly (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kamp, from Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kampfly (Norwegian Bokmål): a fighter

Definitions

  1. a fighter

Ancestry of “kampfly”, step by step

kampfly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kamp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkampa fight; a battle; a match
2Middle Low Germankamp—
3Old Saxonkamp—
4Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
5LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Norwegian Bokmål fly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflyplane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft
2Old Norsefljúgato fly
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →