Where does “קלאַסנקאַמף” come from?
קלאַסנקאַמף (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קאַמף, from Middle High German kampf, from Old High German kampf, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
קלאַסנקאַמף (Yiddish): class struggle
Definitions
- class struggle
Ancestry of “קלאַסנקאַמף”, step by step
קלאַסנקאַמף traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish קאַמף
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קאַמף | fight, struggle, battle |
| 2 | Middle High German | kampf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kampf | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Yiddish קלאַס
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קלאַס | class; class, grade |