Where does “roun” come from?

Roun derives from Old English rūnian, from Old English rūn, from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Indo-European krek-, ker-, and rewH-, originally meaning to make a sound or cry.

roun (English): A secret or mystery; A mysterious or sacred...

Definitions

  1. A secret or mystery; A mysterious or sacred...

Ancestry of “roun”, step by step

roun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English roune

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishrouneA secret or mystery; concealed knowledge
2Old Englishrūnletter, rune; whisper, secret, mystery; secret,...
3Proto-West Germanicrūnusecret, mystery; rune, letter
4Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
5Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery

via Old English rūnian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrūnianto whisper, talk low, talk secrets, consipre,...
2Frankishrūnōnto whisper; to whisper, round
3Proto-Germanicrūnōnąto talk secrets, whisper, decide
4Proto-Indo-European(e)rewə-—
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rūnu →