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kempten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
kempten
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An independent town in Allgäu, Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany.

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Kempten, Kemptun, Campidona, Campodūnum, Καμβοδουνον, *kambos

Questions

What does kempten mean?
An independent town in Allgäu, Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany.
Where does kempten come from?
It is traced to German.

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