Where does “dragkamp” come from?

dragkamp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

dragkamp (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tug of war; a struggle

Definitions

  1. a tug of war; a struggle

Ancestry of “dragkamp”, step by step

dragkamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kamp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkampa 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 Nynorsk drage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdrageto pull; drag; to leave; depart; go
2Old Norsedragato draw, drag, pull
3Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →