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
Noldorin
-ien Reconstructed
suffix. feminine ending
-ian(d)
suffix. -land
iell
noun. daughter
iell
noun. girl, maid
iell
noun. daughter
sell
noun. daughter
sell
noun. girl, maid (child)
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