Gnomish
aithos
noun. thorn bush
Cognates
- Eq. ektar “hawthorn, thorn”
Derivations
- ᴱ✶eχt·taþ· “thorn-bush” ✧ GL/18
Element in
- G. pibinaith(ros) “hawthorn”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶eχt·taþ· > aithos [extaθ] > [exθaθ] > [eiθaθ] > [aiθaθ] > [aiθoθ] > [aiθos] ✧ GL/18
A noun appearing as G. aithos “thorn-bush” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, a combination of G. aith “thorn” and G. tath “hedge”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶eχt·taþ· (GL/18). This word also appeared in Gnomish Lexicon Slips modifying that document (PE13/108).
Neo-Sindarin: I would adapt this word as ᴺS. eithos “thorn bush” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, since the diphthong ai was ei in non-final syllables in Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s. I would re-etymologize this word as a combination of the later words [N.] êg “thorn” (< √EK) and [N.] toss “bush”, where primitive ekt- became eith-.