Where does “kjempe” come from?
kjempe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
kjempe (Norwegian Bokmål): a giant, titan; ribgrass, ribwort, plantain; to...
Definitions
- a giant, titan; ribgrass, ribwort, plantain; to...
Ancestry of “kjempe”, step by step
kjempe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse kempa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kempa | giant |
| 2 | Old English | cempa | soldier, warrior; champion |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kampijō | combat soldier |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kampijan | to battle; to campaign |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Low German kempen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | kempen | — |