Where does “Runa” come from?

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

Runa (Swedish): a rune ((representation of a) letter of the runic alphabet)

Definitions

  1. a rune ((representation of a) letter of the runic alphabet)

Ancestry of “Runa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseRúnimale pig
2Old Norserúnimale pig
3Proto-Germanicrūnôcounselor
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-Germanic rūnô →
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