Etymology

nonrunic

N1O1N1R1U1N1I1C3

Today it means: Not runic. Full definition →

English runic ← Old Norse rún ← Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Celtic*rūnābor.?
  15. Proto-Germanic*rūnō
  16. Proto-Germanic*rūnǭ
  17. Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)
  18. Old Norserún
  19. Englishrune
  20. Englishrunic
  21. English todaynonrunic

From non- + runic.

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