Etymograph

English

runework

From rune + work.

A compound of rune + work

Proto-Germanic *rūnǭ

Proto-Norse runo ‘secret, mystery’

Old Norse rún ‘secret’

English rune

Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’

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Proto-Germanic *werką

Proto-West Germanic *werk

Old English weorc ‘labor’

Middle English work

English work

Today it means

noun The use of runes for esoteric purposes.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “runework”. 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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