Also, similarities exist in some letterforms of the Etruscan and runic alphabets. Another possibility for a source alphabet is Latin. Those who subscribe to this theory believe that the numerous ...

Runes represent an early Germanic writing system that was used before the adoption of the Latin alphabet, and was prevalent ...

Runes are the letters of an alphabetic script used to write Germanic languages before the adoption of the Latin alphabet. Their origin is debated but the oldest of the runic alphabets was in use ...