Where does “Rouen” come from?

Rouen comes from French Rouen, from Latin Rotomagus, a place name combining Proto-Celtic rotos and magos, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂-.

Rouen (English): A heavyweight breed of domesticated duck, of...

Definitions

  1. A heavyweight breed of domesticated duck, of...

Ancestry of “Rouen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchRouen—
2Old FrenchRoem—
3LatinRotomagusThe chief city of the Veliocasses in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Rouen
4GaulishRatumacos—
5Gaulishmagosfield
6Proto-Celticmagosplain, field
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic magos →Every word from Gaulish magos →