Where does “cempa” come from?

cempa (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic kampijō, from Proto-West Germanic kampijan, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

cempa (Old English): soldier, warrior; champion

Definitions

  1. soldier, warrior; champion

Ancestry of “cempa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickampijōcombat soldier
2Proto-West Germanickampijanto battle; to campaign
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

Words derived from “cempa”

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