Where does “Moffat” come from?
Moffat (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic magh, from Old Irish mag, from Proto-Celtic magos, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
Ancestry of “Moffat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | magh | field, plain; battlefield |
| 2 | Old Irish | mag | a plain, field |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | magos | plain, field |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |