English
Kempa
Kempa comes from Polish kępa ‘isolated clump of vegetation, such as trees,…’, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *kǫpa.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kǫpareconstructed
- Polishmodernkępa‘isolated clump of vegetation, such as trees, shrubs, or flowers’
- Polish, derivedmodernKempa
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kǫpareconstructed
- Polishmodernkępa‘isolated clump of vegetation, such as trees, shrubs, or flowers’
- Polish, derivedmodernKempa
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *kǫpa
Another origin of Kempa
- Germanc. 1650–presentKempe
- EnglishtodayKempa
Today it means
name A surname from Polish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *kǫpa / Kempa