Where does “Regenbogenkind” come from?

Regenbogenkind (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.

Regenbogenkind (German): child in a Regenbogenfamilie

Definitions

  1. child in a Regenbogenfamilie

Ancestry of “Regenbogenkind”, step by step

Regenbogenkind 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 kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankindkid; child young person
2Middle High Germankintkid; child
3Old High Germankindkid; child
4Proto-West Germanickindchild
5Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →