Where does “ruun” come from?
ruun (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse roðna, from Old Norse roða, from Old Norse -na, from Proto-Germanic -naną, from Proto-Germanic -nō-, from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-.
ruun (Westrobothnian): to blush
Definitions
- to blush
Ancestry of “ruun”, step by step
ruun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse roðna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | roðna | to become red; redden |
| 2 | Old Norse | roða | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | -na | Used to form inchoative verbs from adjectives;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -naną | Forms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -nō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -néh₂- | — |
via Westrobothnian rjóða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westrobothnian | rjóða | — |