Where does “campræden” come from?
campræden (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.
campræden (Old English): state or condition of contest
Definitions
- state or condition of contest
Ancestry of “campræden”, step by step
campræden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English camp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | camp | combat; an enclosed piece of land |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 3 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Old English rǣden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | rǣden | condition, state; accounting, reckoning;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | raidīniz | arrangement, ordinance, authority; government,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -īniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |