Where does “Nijmegen” come from?
Nijmegen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch Nieumeghen, from Latin Noviomagus, from Proto-Celtic magos, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
Ancestry of “Nijmegen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | Nieumeghen | — |
| 2 | Latin | Noviomagus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | magos | plain, field |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
Words derived from “Nijmegen”