Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/garūnô

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *ga- (“co-”) +‎ *rūnō (“secret, mystery”) +‎ *-ô (“-er”, masculine agent noun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruː.nɔːː/

Noun

*garūnô m

1. counselor

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *garūnô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*garūnô	*garūnaniz
vocative	*garūnô	*garūnaniz
accusative	*garūnanų	*garūnanunz
genitive	*garūniniz	*garūnanǫ̂
dative	*garūnini	*garūnammaz
instrumental	*garūninē	*garūnammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *garūnō
  • Old English: gerūna
  • Old High German: girūno
  • Dutch: ruiner, from Middle Dutch runer
• Old Norse: of rúni, rúni
  • ⇒ Old Norse: Rúni