Where does “runoton” come from?

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

runoton (Finnish): nonpoetic, apoetical, not poetic, ordinary

Definitions

  1. nonpoetic, apoetical, not poetic, ordinary

Ancestry of “runoton”, step by step

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

Words derived from “runoton

Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnāEvery word from Proto-Germanic rūnōEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ