Etymology

Kempten

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Today it means: An independent town in Allgäu, Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany. Full definition →

German Kempten ← Middle High German Kemptun ← Medieval Latin Campidona
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*kambos“crooked”
  2. Gaulish · derived fromΚαμβοδουνον
  3. Latin · derived fromCampodūnum
  4. Medieval Latin · derived fromCampidona
  5. Middle High German · derived fromKemptun
  6. German · derived fromKempten
  7. English todayKempten

From German Kempten, from Middle High German Kemptun, from Medieval Latin Campidona, Latin Campodūnum, from Gaulish Καμβοδουνον (Kambodounon), from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“crooked”) + *dūnom (“fortress”).

Words from the same roots

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