Where does “Regenbogenfahne” come from?

Regenbogenfahne (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.

Regenbogenfahne (German): rainbow flag

Definitions

  1. rainbow flag

Ancestry of “Regenbogenfahne”, step by step

Regenbogenfahne 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 fahne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfahneflag, banner any cloth or fabric used as a symbol
2Middle High Germanvane—
3Old High Germanfanoflag
4Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
5Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →