Etymograph

English

fogbow

Blend of fog + rainbow.

A blend of fog + rainbow

English foggy ‘covered with tall grass’

English fog

Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- ‘to bend’

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Proto-Germanic *regnabugô

Proto-West Germanic *regnabogō

Old English reġnboga

Middle English reynbowe

English rainbow

Today it means

noun A white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions as sunlight passes through small airborne water droplets.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fogbow