Where does “kampanje” come from?

kampanje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kampanje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a campaign

Definitions

  1. a campaign

Ancestry of “kampanje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincampānia—
2LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “kampanje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →
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