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
- pastoral poetry
Ancestry of “paimenrunous”, step by step
paimenrunous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish runous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | runous | poetry |
| 2 | Finnish | runo | poem; poetry; rune |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚱᚢᚾᛟ | secret, mystery; rune |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rūnō | secret, mystery; rune |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rūnā | secret, mystery |
via Finnish paimen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paimen | A herdsman; A herd; A shepherd |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paimen | herdsman, shepherd |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | poh₂-i-mn̥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |