Where does “runes” come from?
Runes comes from Old Norse rún, from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Indo-European rewHn-, ultimately from the root rewH-.
runes (English): plural of rune
Ancestry of “runes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rune | A letter, or character, belonging to the written... |
| 2 | Old Norse | rún | secret; rune |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚱᚢᚾᛟ | secret, mystery; rune |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rūnō | secret, mystery; rune |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rūnā | secret, mystery |
Words derived from “runes”