Where does “camphad” come from?

camphad (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.

camphad (Old English): warfare

Definitions

  1. warfare

Ancestry of “camphad”, step by step

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