Where does “Amiens” come from?

Amiens (Middle French) comes 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
1Old FrenchAmiens
2LatinAmbianum
3LatinAmbianiCeltic tribe in northern Gaul
4Gaulishambewater, river; river
5Proto-Celticabūriver
6Proto-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