Where does “reinbôge” come from?

reinbôge (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian bôge, from Old Frisian boga, from Proto-Germanic bogo, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

reinbôge (West Frisian): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “reinbôge”, step by step

reinbôge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian bôge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianbôgebow; arch; arc
2Old Frisianboga—
3Proto-Germanicbogo—
4Proto-Germanicbugôbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via West Frisian rein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianreinrain
2Proto-West Germanicregnrain
3Proto-Germanicregnąrain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →