Where does “Regenbogenboa” come from?

Regenbogenboa (German) comes from German Regenbogen, from Middle High German rëgenboge, 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.

Regenbogenboa (German): rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria)

Definitions

  1. rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria)

Ancestry of “Regenbogenboa”, step by step

Regenbogenboa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Regenbogen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRegenbogenrainbow
2Middle High Germanrëgenboge—
3Old High Germanreginbogorainbow
4Proto-Germanicregnabugôrainbow
5Proto-Germanicbugôbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via German Boa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBoaboa
2LatinboaA large snake native to Roman Italy; A disease,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →