Where does “slagskämpe” come from?

slagskämpe (Swedish) comes from Swedish kämpe, 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.

slagskämpe (Swedish): someone who takes part in a physical fight (with fists or non-ranged weapons); a fighter

Definitions

  1. someone who takes part in a physical fight (with fists or non-ranged weapons); a fighter

Ancestry of “slagskämpe”, step by step

slagskämpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kämpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkämpefighter
2Danishkæmpegigantic, colossal; giant; warrior
3Middle Low Germankempe—
4Old Saxonkempio—
5Proto-Germanic*kamp—
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 slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishslagA hit; punch; A hit of a ball by a bat or a...
2Old Norseslag—
3Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →