Where does “reënboog” come from?

reënboog (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch regenboog, from Middle Dutch regenboge, from Old High German reginbogo, from Proto-Germanic regnabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

reënboog (Afrikaans): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “reënboog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchregenboograinbow
2Middle Dutchregenboge—
3Old High Germanreginbogorainbow
4Proto-Germanicregnabugôrainbow
5Proto-Germanicbugôbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →