Where does “raunen” come from?

raunen (German) comes from Frankish rūnen, from Frankish rūnōn, from Proto-Germanic rūnōną, from Proto-Indo-European (e)rewə-.

raunen (German): to whisper; to say secretly (especially in an eerie way)

Definitions

  1. to whisper; to say secretly (especially in an eerie way)

Ancestry of “raunen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishrūnento whisper
2Frankishrūnōnto whisper; to whisper, round
3Proto-Germanicrūnōnąto talk secrets, whisper, decide
4Proto-Indo-European(e)rewə-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (e)rewə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnōną →Every word from Frankish rūnōn →