Etymograph

English

Nijmegen

Nijmegen comes from Middle Dutch Nieumeghen, and goes back to Latin Noviomagus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CENoviomagus
  2. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500Nieumeghen
  3. Dutchc. 1500–presentNijmegen
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CENoviomagus
  2. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500Nieumeghen
  3. Dutchc. 1500–presentNijmegen
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Noviomagus / Nijmegen