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Where does “rúni” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rúni”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rúni”

  • Runa
  • Rune
  • Rúni
  • Rune
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →