Where does “Regenbogenfamilie” come from?

Regenbogenfamilie (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.

Regenbogenfamilie (German): family with parents of the same sex

Definitions

  1. family with parents of the same sex

Ancestry of “Regenbogenfamilie”, step by step

Regenbogenfamilie 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 Familie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFamiliefamily
2Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
3Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
4Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →