Where does “Reggeboge” come from?

Reggeboge (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Boge, from Middle High German boge, from Old High German bogo, from Proto-West Germanic bogō, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

Reggeboge (Pennsylvania German): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “Reggeboge”, step by step

Reggeboge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Boge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanBogebow; sheet of paper; arc, arch
2Middle High Germanboge—
3Old High Germanbogobow
4Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow
5Proto-Germanicbugôbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Pennsylvania German Regge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanReggerain
2Middle High Germanrëgen—
3Old High Germanreganrain
4Proto-West Germanicregnrain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →
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