Where does “kämpig” come from?
kämpig (Swedish) comes from Swedish kämpa, from Low German kempe, from Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
kämpig (Swedish): difficult, tough (of a situation or the like)
Definitions
- difficult, tough (of a situation or the like)
Ancestry of “kämpig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kämpa | to fight, to struggle, to strive |
| 2 | Low German | kempe | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kamp | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | kamp | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 6 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |