Rainbow Definition
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Noun
Origin of Rainbow
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From Middle English reinbowe, reinboȝe, from Old English reÄ¡nboga (“rainbow"), from Proto-Germanic *regnabugô (“rainbow"), equivalent to rain +"Ž bow (“arch"). Cognate with West Frisian reinbôge (“rainbow"), Dutch regenboog (“rainbow"), German Regenbogen (“rainbow"), Danish regnbue (“rainbow"), Swedish regnbÃ¥ge (“rainbow"), Icelandic regnbogi (“rainbow").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English rēnboga rēn rain boga bow bow3
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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