Where does “runo” come from?

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

runo (Finnish): poem; poetry; rune

Definitions

  1. poem; poetry; rune

Ancestry of “runo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “runo”

Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →