Where does “regnbuehinne” come from?

regnbuehinne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål regnbue, 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.

regnbuehinne (Norwegian Bokmål): an iris

Definitions

  1. an iris

Ancestry of “regnbuehinne”, step by step

regnbuehinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål regnbue

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

via Norwegian Bokmål hinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhinnea membrane; a thin layer of something, film, skin
2Old Norsehinnafilm, membrane; genitive plural of hinn
3Old Norsehinnthe other; that; the
4Proto-Germanicjainazthat over there, yon
5Proto-Indo-Europeani-that; he; a pronomial stem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →