Where does “rúnar” come from?

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

rúnar (Old Norse): inflection of rún: ## genitive singular ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of rún: ## genitive singular ##...

Ancestry of “rúnar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserúnsecret; rune
2Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
3Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnāEvery word from Proto-Germanic rūnōEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ
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