Etymology

runesong

R1U1N1E1S1O1N1G2

Today it means: A poem or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation; magical or esoteric poetry. Full definition →

English song ← Middle English song ← Old English sang
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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*sengʷʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*séngʷʰ-e-ti
  9. Proto-Germanic*singwaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*sangwaz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*sangu
  12. Old Englishsang
  13. Middle Englishsong
  14. Englishsong
  15. English todayrunesong

From rune + song.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.