Where does “runesmith” come from?

runesmith (English) comes from English rune, from Old Norse rún, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Celtic rūnā — secret, mystery.

runesmith (English): One who carves runes

Definitions

  1. One who carves runes

Ancestry of “runesmith”, step by step

runesmith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rune

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishruneA letter, or character, belonging to the written...
2Old Norserúnsecret; rune
3Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
5Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery

via English Smith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSmith(the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand)
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnāEvery word from Proto-Germanic rūnōEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ
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