Where does “Rune” come from?
Rune (German) comes from Middle High German rūne, from Old High German rūna, from Proto-West Germanic rūnu, from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Celtic rūnā — secret, mystery.
Ancestry of “Rune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | rūne | whisper |
| 2 | Old High German | rūna | secret, mystery |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | rūnu | secret, mystery; rune, letter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rūnō | secret, mystery; rune |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rūnā | secret, mystery |