Where does “dödsruna” come from?

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

dödsruna (Swedish): an obituary brief biography of a recently deceased person, usually written by a journalist and published in a newspaper

Definitions

  1. an obituary brief biography of a recently deceased person, usually written by a journalist and published in a newspaper

Ancestry of “dödsruna”, step by step

dödsruna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Runa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishRunaa rune ((representation of a) letter of the runic alphabet)
2Old NorseRúnimale pig
3Old Norserúnimale pig
4Proto-Germanicrūnôcounselor
5Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
6Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery

via Swedish död

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdöddead; death
2Old Swedishdøþerdead
3Old Norsedauðrdead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnāEvery word from Proto-Germanic rūnōEvery word from Proto-Germanic rūnô