Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Gnomish

aithr

noun. thorn, †sword

aith

noun. thorn

Cognates

  • Eq. ekke “thorn”

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶ekta “thorn” ✧ GL/18
    • ᴱ√EKE “*point”

Element in

  • G. aitha- “to prick, sting” ✧ GL/18
  • G. aitheb “sharp, piercing”
  • G. aithog “thorny” ✧ GL/18
  • G. aithra “piercing, sharp; thorny” ✧ GL/18
  • G. aithos “thorn bush” ✧ GL/18

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶eχtă- > aith¹[exta] > [ext] > [exθ] > [eiθ] > [aiθ]✧ GL/18