Where does “reynbowe” come from?

reynbowe (Middle English) comes from Old English reġnboga, from Proto-Germanic regnabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

reynbowe (Middle English): rainbow multicoloured arch created by the reflection of rain

Definitions

  1. rainbow multicoloured arch created by the reflection of rain

Ancestry of “reynbowe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “reynbowe

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