Where does “ruinen” come from?

ruinen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch runen, from Old Dutch rūnon, from Proto-West Germanic *rūnēn, from Proto-Germanic *rūnijaną.

ruinen (Dutch): to whisper

Definitions

  1. to whisper

Ancestry of “ruinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrunen—
2Old Dutchrūnonto whisper
3Proto-West Germanic*rūnēnto whisper, conspire
4Proto-Germanic*rūnijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *rūnijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rūnēn →Every word from Old Dutch rūnon →