Where does “Wormazia” come from?
Wormazia (Old High German) comes from Latin Vormatia, from Latin Borbetomagus, from Proto-Celtic magos, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
Ancestry of “Wormazia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Vormatia | — |
| 2 | Latin | Borbetomagus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | magos | plain, field |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |