Where does “Nimeghen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Nimeghen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNoviomagusOne of a number of place names throughout the Roman empire. Although most of these places had longer names, the name Noviomagus was often used as a shorthand
2Proto-Celticmagosplain, field
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic magos →Every word from Latin Noviomagus →