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Where does “rún” come from?

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

rún (Old Irish): mystery, secret

Definitions

  1. mystery, secret

Ancestry of “rún”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery

Words derived from “rún”

  • rúnaí
  • rúnda
  • rúndacht
  • rún
  • fo-rúnaí
  • Ard-Rúnaí
  • ardrúnaíocht
  • rúnaíocht
  • mì-rùn
  • rùnag
  • comh-rùn
  • rùn
  • rúnde
  • roon
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