runologist

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Celtic *rūnābor.?

Proto-Germanic *rūnō

Proto-Germanic *rūnǭ

Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)

Old Norse rúnbor.

English rune

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor.

Latin -logialbor.

French -logiebor.

English -logy

English -ology

English runology

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istader.

Old French -istebor.

Middle English -ist

English -ist

English runologist

From runology +‎ -ist.

Noun

runologist (plural runologists)

1. One who studies runology.
   • 1982, Ralph Blum, The Book of Runes, New York: St. Martin's Press, page 38:

     I drove on, wondering how runologists of the future would account for that isolated glyph.