Where does “Amiens” come from?

Amiens (French) comes from Middle French Amiens, from Old French Amiens, from Latin Ambianum, from Latin Ambiani, from Gaulish ambe, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

Ancestry of “Amiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchAmiens
2Old FrenchAmiens
3LatinAmbianum
4LatinAmbianiCeltic tribe in northern Gaul
5Gaulishambewater, river; river
6Proto-Celticabūriver
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “Amiens

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-Every word from Proto-Celtic abūEvery word from Gaulish ambe