Where does “nerkämpa” come from?

nerkämpa (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.

nerkämpa (Swedish): destroy subdue or defeat completely

Definitions

  1. destroy subdue or defeat completely

Ancestry of “nerkämpa”, step by step

nerkämpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kämpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkämpato fight, to struggle, to strive
2Low Germankempe
3Middle Low Germankamp
4Old Saxonkamp
5Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
6LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Swedish ner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnerdown; in a direction downwards; down; off
2Swedishnederdown, downwards
3Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter

Words derived from “nerkämpa

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