cempa

Old English

noun

Definitions

soldier, warrior
champion

Etymology

Inherited from *kampijō (combat soldier, fighter).

Origin

*kampijō

Gloss

combat soldier, fighter

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

kemp English
kemper English
cenep Old English
efencempa Old English
kempe Middle English
kempes Middle English
*kampijan gmw-pro
*kampijō gmw-pro
*kampijō Frankish