Etymology

runemistress

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Today it means: A female runemaster. Full definition →

English mistress ← Middle English maistresse ← Old French maistresse
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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. Old Frenchmaistresse
  13. Middle Englishmaistresse
  14. Englishmistress
  15. English todayrunemistress

From rune + mistress.

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