Where does “runa” come from?

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

runa (Swedish): a rune, a letter of the runic alphabet

Definitions

  1. a rune, a letter of the runic alphabet

Ancestry of “runa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishrun—
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 →