Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rūnu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

secret, mystery
rune, letter

Inflection

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

Derived terms

*garūnō
*rūnōn

Descendants

Old English: rūn
- Middle English: roun
  - Scots: rune, roun, round
  - English: roun, round
Old Saxon: rūna
- Middle Low German: rûne, rune
Old Dutch: *rūna
- Middle Dutch: rune, ruun, ruen; (alruna, alrune)
  - (Dutch: alruin)
Old High German: rūna
- Middle High German: rūne
  - German: Raune, Rune