Where does “rune” come from?

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

rune (French): rune

Definitions

  1. rune

Ancestry of “rune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserúnsecret; rune
2Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
3Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery

Words derived from “rune

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