< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kampijan
 | This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *kamp (“field, battlefield, battle”) + *-jan.
Verb
*kampijan
- to battle
- to campaign
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *kampijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *kampidā | |
| Infinitive | *kampijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *kampijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *kampijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *kampijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kampiju | *kampidā |
| 2nd singular | *kampisi | *kampidēs, *kampidōs |
| 3rd singular | *kampiþi | *kampidē, *kampidā |
| 1st plural | *kampijum | *kampidum |
| 2nd plural | *kampiþ | *kampidud |
| 3rd plural | *kampijanþ | *kampidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kampijē | *kampidī |
| 2nd singular | *kampijēs | *kampidī |
| 3rd singular | *kampijē | *kampidī |
| 1st plural | *kampijēm | *kampidīm |
| 2nd plural | *kampijēþ | *kampidīd |
| 3rd plural | *kampijēn | *kampidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *kampi | |
| Plural | *kampiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *kampijandī | *kampid |
Derived terms
- *kampijō
Related terms
- *kamp
- *kampōn
Descendants
- Old English: *cempan
- Middle English: kempen
- Scots: kemp
- English: kemp (obsolete)
- Middle English: kempen
- Old Saxon: *kempian
- Middle Low German: kempen
- Old Dutch: *kempan
- Middle Dutch: kempen
- Old High German: *kempfan
- Middle High German: kempfen
- German: kämpfen
- → Plautdietsch: kjamfen
- Hunsrik: kemfe
- Luxembourgish: kämpfen
- Yiddish: קעמפֿן (kemfn)
- German: kämpfen
- Middle High German: kempfen
- → Old Norse: keppa
- Icelandic: keppa