Kamp
See also: kamp
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
- (Beekdaelen) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
- (Bergen) First attested as van de Kamp in 1715. Derived from kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).
- (Flevoland) Attested as Kamp in 1994. Derived from kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).
The surname is derived from one of the senses of kamp or from one of the toponyms.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Kamp n
- A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.
- a surname
ReferencesEdit
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus. Thus originally the same word as Kampf (“fight”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Kamp m (strong, genitive Kamps, plural Kämpe)
Usage notesEdit
- The word remains very common in placenames as well as personal names in northern Germany.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Kamp [masculine, strong]
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
HunsrikEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Kamp m (plural Kampe)
Further readingEdit
LuxembourgishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German kamp, from Old High German kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb.
Cognate with German Kamm, Dutch kam, English comb, Icelandic kambur.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Kamp m (plural Kämm)