Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “runel” come from?

runel (Middle English) comes from Old English rynel, from Proto-Germanic runilaz, from Proto-Germanic runiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.

runel (Middle English): runner

Definitions

  1. runner

Ancestry of “runel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrynelrunner; messenger; courier; runnel; stream
2Proto-Germanicrunilaz—
3Proto-Germanicruniza course
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-—

Words derived from “runel”

  • runnel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →