Where does “valkamp” come from?

valkamp (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.

valkamp (Norwegian Nynorsk): election campaign

Definitions

  1. election campaign

Ancestry of “valkamp”, step by step

valkamp 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 val

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvalchoice; election
2Old Norsevalchoice
3Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
4Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →