Where does “kämpe” come from?

kämpe (Swedish) comes from Danish kæmpe, from Middle Low German kempe, from Old Saxon kempio, from Proto-Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kämpe (Swedish): fighter

Definitions

  1. fighter

Ancestry of “kämpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkæmpegigantic, colossal; giant; warrior
2Middle Low Germankempe—
3Old Saxonkempio—
4Proto-Germanic*kamp—
5LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “kämpe”

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