Etymology

runemaster

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Today it means: A runesmith; one skilled at carving and deciphering runes. Full definition →

English master ← Middle English maister ← Old English mǣġester
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic*rūnābor.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*rūnō
  3. Proto-Germanic*rūnǭ
  4. Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)
  5. Old Norserún
  6. Englishrune
  7. Proto-Indo-European*meǵh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂-
  9. Proto-Italic*magisteros
  10. Latinmagister, magistrum
  11. Old Frenchmaistre
  12. Latinmagister
  13. Old Englishmǣġester
  14. Middle Englishmaister
  15. Englishmaster
  16. English todayrunemaster

From rune + master.

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