Reconstruction:Gaulish/Rigomagos

This Gaulish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Gaulish

Etymology

From *rīx (“king”) +‎ *magos (“field”).[1]

Proper noun

*Rigomagos

Remagen (a city in modern Germany)

Descendants

→ Latin: Rigomagus
- → Old High German: Rigimago
  - Middle High German: Regemage, Riemage, Rigemage
    - Central Franconian: Remage
    - German: Remagen
      - → English: Remagen

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*magos-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 253: “Rigo-magus”

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[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*magos-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 253: “Rigo-magus”