Where does “regnbue” come from?

regnbue (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

regnbue (Norwegian Bokmål): a rainbow

Definitions

  1. a rainbow

Ancestry of “regnbue”, step by step

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

Words derived from “regnbue”

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