Where does “Reebou” come from?

Reebou (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Reebou (Luxembourgish): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “Reebou”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Reebou”

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