I believe the English for comes from the Flemish Kamerijk which is the Flemish form of Cambrai...(We had a long alliance with the Dutch and other lowlanders during the 16th century whilst the Spanish and Portugese were busy telling people that all protestants needed a petrol enema).

Whilst I would not pretend to understand lowland languages most of the vowel sounds are short - which would seem to fit the common usage of the word ion the UK.

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