-ian(d)

suffix. -land

Element in

• N. Anórien
• N. Beleriand
• N. Brethilian(d) “Forest of Brethil”
• N. Geleidhien “Land of the Gnomes”
• N. Ithilien “*Moon Lands”
• N. Ossiriand “Land of Seven Rivers”

iell

noun. daughter

Stated to be an alteration of sell , remodelled after ion "son" (OS *jondo). It was "a change assisted by the loss of s in compounds and patronymics", hence the ending -iel in several feminine words

iell

noun. girl, maid

Stated to be an alteration of sell , remodelled after ion "son" (OS *jondo). It was "a change assisted by the loss of s in compounds and patronymics", hence the ending -iel in several feminine words

iell

noun. daughter

Cognates

• ᴹQ. selde “child [f.]” ✧ Ety/SEL-D
• ᴹQ. yelde “daughter” ✧ Ety/YEL

Derivations

• N. sell “girl, maid” ✧ Ety/SEL-D
  • ᴹ√SEL(D) “child, child; *daughter” ✧ Ety/SEL-D
• ᴹ√YEL “daughter” ✧ Ety/YEL

Element in

• N. -iel “daughter; feminine suffix” ✧ Ety/YEL (-iel)

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
N. sell > iell	[sell] > [jell]	✧ Ety/SEL-D
ᴹ√YEL > iell	[jelde] > [jelðe] > [jelð] > [jell]	✧ Ety/YEL

sell

noun. daughter

sell

noun. girl, maid (child)

-ien Reconstructed

suffix. feminine ending

Cognates

• Ilk. -ien “element in female names”

Element in

• N. Lhúthien “Enchantress”