Where does “paimenrunous” come from?

paimenrunous (Finnish) comes from Finnish runous, from Finnish runo, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Celtic rūnā — secret, mystery.

paimenrunous (Finnish): pastoral poetry

Definitions

  1. pastoral poetry

Ancestry of “paimenrunous”, step by step

paimenrunous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish runous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunouspoetry
2Finnishrunopoem; poetry; rune
3Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
5Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery

via Finnish paimen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpaimenA herdsman; A herd; A shepherd
2Proto-Finnicpaimenherdsman, shepherd
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpoh₂-i-mn̥
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā