Where does “tiokamp” come from?
tiokamp (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.
tiokamp (Swedish): decathlon
Definitions
- decathlon
Ancestry of “tiokamp”, step by step
tiokamp 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 |