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Where does “Nieumeghen” come from?

Nieumeghen (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin Noviomagus, from Proto-Celtic magos, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

Ancestry of “Nieumeghen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNoviomagus—
2Proto-Celticmagosplain, field
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “Nieumeghen”

  • Nijmegen
  • Nijmegen
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