Where does “rúni” come from?

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

rúni (Old Norse): male pig

Definitions

  1. male pig

Ancestry of “rúni”, step by step

rúni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rūnô

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

via Old Norse runa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseruna—

Words derived from “rúni”

Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnō →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnô →