Where does “campdom” come from?

campdom (Old English) comes from Old English camp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

campdom (Old English): warfare

Definitions

  1. warfare

Ancestry of “campdom”, step by step

campdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English camp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcampcombat; an enclosed piece of land
2Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
3LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Old English dōm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdōmmight, power, glory; judgement; doom, judgment,...
2Proto-Germanicdōmi—
3Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →