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Where does “reginbogo” come from?

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

reginbogo (Old High German): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “reginbogo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “reginbogo”

  • Regenbogenforelle
  • Regenbogenfarbe
  • Regenbogenpresse
  • Regenbogen
  • Regenbogenhaut
  • rëgenboge
  • רעגנבויגן
  • rǡnabȫga
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