Where does “kjempebra” come from?
kjempebra (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kjempe, 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.
kjempebra (Norwegian Nynorsk): great, awesome informal
Definitions
- great, awesome informal
Ancestry of “kjempebra”, step by step
kjempebra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kjempe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kjempe | a giant, titan; ribgrass, ribwort, plantain |
| 2 | Old Norse | kempa | giant |
| 3 | Old English | cempa | soldier, warrior; champion |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kampijō | combat soldier |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kampijan | to battle; to campaign |
| 6 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Norwegian Nynorsk brå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | brå | sudden |
| 2 | French | brave | brave; honest; hero |
| 3 | Italian | bravo | good, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bravus | — |
| 5 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |