Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rūnu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rūnō.

Noun

*rūnu f

  1. secret, mystery
  2. rune, letter

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *rūnu
Genitive *rūnā
Singular Plural
Nominative *rūnu *rūnō
Accusative *rūnā *rūnā
Genitive *rūnā *rūnō
Dative *rūnē *rūnōm, *rūnum
Instrumental *rūnu *rūnōm, *rūnum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: rūn
  • Old Saxon: rūna
  • Old Dutch: *rūna
  • Old High German: rūna
    • Middle High German: rūne
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