Where does “regenboog” come from?

regenboog (Dutch) comes 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.

regenboog (Dutch): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “regenboog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchregenboge—
2Old High Germanreginbogorainbow
3Proto-Germanicregnabugôrainbow
4Proto-Germanicbugôbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “regenboog”

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