Where does “Nijmegen” come from?

Nijmegen comes from Middle Dutch Nieumeghen, from Latin Noviomagus, a settlement name combining elements meaning "new" and "market" or "field."

Ancestry of “Nijmegen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	Nijmegen	—
2	Middle Dutch	Nieumeghen	—
3	Latin	Noviomagus	—
4	Proto-Celtic	magos	plain, field
5	Proto-Indo-European	meǵh₂-	big, great; great; big, stour, great

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