Where does “regnabugô” come from?

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

regnabugô (Proto-Germanic): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “regnabugô”, step by step

regnabugô traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bugô

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

via Proto-Germanic regną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicregnąrain
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

Words derived from “regnabugô

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