Where does “regnboge” come from?
regnboge (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.
regnboge (Norwegian Nynorsk): a rainbow
Ancestry of “regnboge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | regnbogi | rainbow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | regnabugô | rainbow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bugô | bow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰugʰ- | bow; arch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |
Words derived from “regnboge”