Where does “keppa” come from?
keppa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-West Germanic kampijan, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
Ancestry of “keppa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | kampijan | to battle; to campaign |
| 2 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
Words derived from “keppa”