Where does “regnbogasilungur” come from?

regnbogasilungur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic regnbogi, from Old Norse regnbogi, from Proto-Germanic regnabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

regnbogasilungur (Icelandic): rainbow trout

Definitions

  1. rainbow trout

Ancestry of “regnbogasilungur”, step by step

regnbogasilungur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic regnbogi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicregnbogirainbow
2Old Norseregnbogirainbow
3Proto-Germanicregnabugôrainbow
4Proto-Germanicbugôbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Icelandic silungur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsilungurtrout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →