Where does “rune” come from?

Rune comes from Old Norse rún, from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Indo-European rewHn-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European rewH- with unknown original meaning.

rune (English): A letter, or character, belonging to the written...

Definitions

  1. A letter, or character, belonging to the written...

Ancestry of “rune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserúnsecret; rune
2Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
3Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery

Words derived from “rune

Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā