Where does “landskamp” come from?
landskamp (Swedish) comes from Swedish kamp, 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.
landskamp (Swedish): international sports match or competition involving only national teams, most often two but there can be more, mostly used in team sports
Definitions
- international sports match or competition involving only national teams, most often two but there can be more, mostly used in team sports
Ancestry of “landskamp”, step by step
landskamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kamp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kamp | a fight, a struggle; a fight, a battle; a match;... |
| 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 |