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.

Moffat (English): OS grid ref NT085052

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref NT085052

Ancestry of “Moffat”, step by step

Moffat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic magh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmaghfield, plain; battlefield
2Old Irishmaga plain, field
3Proto-Celticmagosplain, field
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

via Scottish Gaelic fada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfadalong; far
2Old Irishfotalong
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwasdʰoslong, wide

Words derived from “Moffat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic magos →Every word from Old Irish mag →
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