Where does “*kempen” come from?

*kempen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic kampijan, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

Ancestry of “*kempen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickampijanto battle; to campaign
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 “*kempen”

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