Where does “runer” come from?

runer (Old French) comes from Frankish rūnen, from Frankish rūnōn, from Proto-Germanic rūnōną, from Proto-Indo-European (e)rewə-.

runer (Old French): To whisper, murmur; To mumble; intone in a low...

Definitions

  1. To whisper, murmur; To mumble; intone in a low...

Ancestry of “runer”, 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 →