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ChampEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text

Clipping of Champlain (“Lake Champlain”).

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champEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s Proto-Italic *kampos Latin campusbor. Proto-West Germanic *kamp Proto-West Germanic *-jan Proto-West Germanic *kampijan Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-i- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-jô Proto-West Germanic *-jō Frankish *kampijōbor. Medieval Latin campiō Old French champiunbor. Middle English champioun English champion English champ Clipping of champion /championship.

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champEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text

From Middle English champen, chammen (“to bite; gnash the teeth”), perhaps originally imitative.

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champEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text

From champagne by shortening.

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champEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text

Borrowed from French champ m (“field”). Doublet of campus and camp.

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champEnglish (en) · Etymology 5Source text

Blend of church + camp or back-formation from champing.

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