Proto-West Germanic

*kamp

‘open field where military exercises are held, level plain’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *kamp.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *kamp, most familiar first.

• camp ← kampe
• champion ← champioun ← campio ← *kampijō ← *kampijō
• champ ← champion ← champioun ← champiun ← campiō
• kemp ← kempe ← cempa ← *kampijō ← *kampijan
• campion ← champioun ← champiun ← campiō ← *kampijō

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *kamp