Where does “runo” come from?

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

runo (Spanish): runic

Definitions

  1. runic

Ancestry of “runo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrunarune; man; feminine singular of runo
2Old Norserúnsecret; rune
3Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
5Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnō →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ →