Where does “regnbue” come from?

regnbue (Danish) comes from Danish bue, from Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

regnbue (Danish): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “regnbue”, step by step

regnbue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbuebow; curve, arc; arch, vault
2Old Norsebogibow
3Proto-Germanicbugôbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Danish regn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishregnrain; imperative of regne
2Old Swedishræghn—
3Old Norseregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

Words derived from “regnbue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →