Etymograph

English

runestone

From rune + stone.

A compound of rune + stone

Proto-Germanic *rūnǭ

Proto-Norse runo ‘secret, mystery’

Old Norse rún ‘secret’

English rune

Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’

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Proto-Germanic *stainaz

Proto-West Germanic *stain

Old English stān

Middle English ston ‘a stone’

English stone

Today it means

noun An ancient monument consisting of a typically raised stone with a runic inscription.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “runestone”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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