Where does “minnesruna” come from?

minnesruna (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.

Ancestry of “minnesruna”, step by step

minnesruna 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 minne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishminnememory; component used in computers etc. store...
2Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnō →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnô →
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