Where does “Runenschrift” come from?
Runenschrift (German) comes from German schrift, from Middle High German schrift, from Old High German scrift, from Latin scrīptum, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.
Runenschrift (German): runic writing
Definitions
- runic writing
Ancestry of “Runenschrift”, step by step
Runenschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schrift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schrift | writing, script |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrift | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scrift | — |
| 4 | Latin | scrīptum | text; anything written, writing |
| 5 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via German rūne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rūne | rune letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples |
| 2 | Middle High German | rūne | whisper |
| 3 | Old High German | rūna | secret, mystery |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rūnu | secret, mystery; rune, letter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūnō | secret, mystery; rune |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | rūnā | secret, mystery |