Where does “rune” come from?

rune (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch rūna, from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Celtic rūnā — secret, mystery.

rune (Middle Dutch): secretive whispering

Definitions

  1. secretive whispering

Ancestry of “rune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrūna—
2Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
3Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnō →Every word from Old Dutch rūna →