Where does “kapp” come from?

kapp (Old Norse) comes from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kapp (Old Norse): battle

Definitions

  1. battle

Ancestry of “kapp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “kapp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →