Where does “ikapp” come from?

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

ikapp (Swedish): as a race, by racing, competitively

Definitions

  1. as a race, by racing, competitively

Ancestry of “ikapp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekappbattle
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 “ikapp

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