Where does “campian” come from?

campian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kampōną, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

campian (Old English): to fight, contend against

Definitions

  1. to fight, contend against

Ancestry of “campian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickampōną—
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 “campian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →