Where does “Reeboufrell” come from?

Reeboufrell (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Frell, from Middle High German forhel, from Middle High German forhen, from Old High German forhana, from Proto-Germanic furhnō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Reeboufrell (Luxembourgish): rainbow trout

Definitions

  1. rainbow trout

Ancestry of “Reeboufrell”, step by step

Reeboufrell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Frell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFrelltrout
2Middle High Germanforhel—
3Middle High Germanforhen—
4Old High Germanforhana—
5Proto-Germanicfurhnōtrout
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Luxembourgish Reebou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishReebourainbow
2Old High Germanreginbogorainbow
3Proto-Germanicregnabugôrainbow
4Proto-Germanicbugôbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →