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”

Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnō →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ →