Where does “scurboga” come from?

scurboga (Old English) comes from Old English boga, from Proto-West Germanic bogō, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

scurboga (Old English): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “scurboga”, step by step

scurboga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English boga

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

via Old English sċūr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċūrshower
2Proto-West Germanicskūru—
3Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →