Where does “Nijmeegs” come from?
Nijmeegs (Dutch) comes from Dutch Nijmegen, from Middle Dutch Nieumeghen, from Latin Noviomagus, from Proto-Celtic magos, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
Nijmeegs (Dutch): from Nijmegen, relating to that Dutch city
Definitions
- from Nijmegen, relating to that Dutch city
Ancestry of “Nijmeegs”, step by step
Nijmeegs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Nijmegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Nijmegen | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | Nieumeghen | — |
| 3 | Latin | Noviomagus | One of a number of place names throughout the Roman empire. Although most of these places had longer names, the name Noviomagus was often used as a shorthand |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | magos | plain, field |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |