Where does “reġnboga” come from?

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

reġnboga (Old English): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “reġnboga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “reġnboga”

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