Where does “runa” come from?

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

runa (Portuguese): rune

Definitions

  1. rune

Ancestry of “runa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrunerune
2Old Norserúnsecret; rune
3Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
5Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery

Words derived from “runa”

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