Etymograph

English

Rouen

Rouen comes from French Rouen, and goes back to Gaulish *Rotomagos.

  1. Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CE*Rotomagosreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERotomagus
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400Roem
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentRouen
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CE*Rotomagosreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERotomagus
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400Roem
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentRouen
  5. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Replaced Middle English Rone, from Anglo-Norman Ron.

Every English word from Gaulish *Rotomagos

Today it means

name The prefecture of the department of Seine-Maritime, and the capital of the region of Normandy, France, on the Seine River.

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

Etymograph / Gaulish *Rotomagos / Rouen

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