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Where does “roon” come from?

roon (Manx) comes from Old Irish rún, from Proto-Celtic rūnā — secret, mystery.

roon (Manx): rune

Definitions

  1. rune

Ancestry of “roon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishrúnmystery, secret
2Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery
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