Where does “valgkamp” come from?
valgkamp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish 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.
valgkamp (Norwegian Bokmål): an election campaign
Definitions
- an election campaign
Ancestry of “valgkamp”, step by step
valgkamp traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kamp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kamp | battle, struggle; endeavour, struggle; game,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kamp | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | kamp | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 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 Danish valg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | valg | choice; election |
| 2 | Old Norse | val | choice |
| 3 | Old Norse | valr | the dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walaz | wounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |
via Norwegian Bokmål valg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | valg | election; choice |