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Where does “rún” come from?

rún (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Celtic rūnā — secret, mystery.

rún (Old Norse): secret; rune

Definitions

  1. secret; rune

Ancestry of “rún”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
2Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
3Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery

Words derived from “rún”

  • runes
  • rune
  • runic
  • Runic
  • runestone
  • runed
  • runology
  • runer
  • runological
  • runologist
  • runemaster
  • runelike
  • runiform
  • runically
  • runecraft
  • moonrunes
  • runesmith
  • bind-rune
  • runecarver
  • nonrunic
  • руна
  • runique
  • rune
  • runes
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