Etymology

runestone

R1U1N1E1S1T1O1N1E1

Today it means: An ancient monument consisting of a typically raised stone with a runic inscription. Full definition →

English stone ← Middle English ston ← Old English stān
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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*steh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*steyh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*stóyh₂nos
  10. Proto-Germanic*stainaz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*stain
  12. Old Englishstān
  13. Middle Englishston
  14. Englishstone
  15. English todayrunestone

From rune + stone.

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