Quenya 

fanga

beard

fanga noun "beard" (SPÁNAG)

fanga

noun. beard

A noun for “beard” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√SPANAG (Ety/SPÁNAG), where the [[aq|initial [sp-] became the voiceless spirant [f]]]. It reappeared in the 1960s as an element in the name Q. Andafangar “Longbeards” (PM/321 note #21).

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, Tolkien gave ᴱQ. fange as cognate of G. fang “a long beard” (GL/34). Elsewhere in the same document he had ᴱQ. vanga as cognate of G. bang “beard”, but both these words were deleted (GL/21). Other early “beard” words include ᴱQ. velte under the early root ᴱ√VETE (QL/101), and ᴱQ. poa as a cognate to G. pau “a beard” (GL/63).

Cognates

  • S. fang “beard, beard, [G.] long beard”

Element in

poa

beard

poa noun "beard" (GL:63). Rather fanga in Tolkien's later Quenya

vanga

beard

vanga noun "beard" (LT2:344, GL:21; in Tolkien's later Quenya fanga)

Sindarin 

fang

noun. beard, beard, [G.] long beard

The Sindarin word for “beard”, best known as an element in the name S. Fangorn “Treebeard, (lit.) beard of tree” (LotR/1131, PE17/84). The word dates all the way back to the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s where it appeared as G. fang “a long beard” (GL/34), though in that document it had a rejected variant bang “beard” (GL/21). ᴱN. fang “beard” appeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/143), and N. fang “beard” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√SPANAG (Ety/SPÁNAG). Thus this word was well established in Tolkien’s mind.

Cognates

Element in

Sindarin [PE17/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fang

beard

fang (pl. feng)

fang

beard

(pl. feng)

Khuzdûl

turg Reconstructed

noun. beard

Element in

Noldorin 

fang

noun. beard

Noldorin [Ety/387] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fang

noun. beard

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. fanga “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG

Derivations

  • On. sphanga “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
    • ᴹ✶spangā “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
    • ᴹ√SPANAG “*beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. sphanga > fang[sɸaŋga] > [ɸaŋga] > [faŋga] > [faŋg] > [faŋ]✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
Noldorin [Ety/SPÁNAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

fanga

noun. beard

Cognates

  • ᴹT. spanga “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
  • On. sphanga “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
  • N. fang “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶spangā “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
    • ᴹ√SPANAG “*beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶spangā > fanga[spaŋgā] > [ɸaŋgā] > [ɸaŋga] > [faŋga]✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
Qenya [Ety/SPÁNAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

sphanga

noun. beard

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. fanga “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶spangā “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
    • ᴹ√SPANAG “*beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG

Derivatives

  • N. fang “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶spangā > sphanga[spaŋgā] > [spaŋga] > [sɸaŋga]✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
Old Noldorin [Ety/SPÁNAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

spanag

root. *beard

An unglossed root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like ᴹQ. fanga/N. fang “beard” (Ety/SPÁNAG). These forms appeared as ᴱQ. fange/G. fang “beard” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/34) where they replaced rejected ᴱQ. vanga/G. bang (GL/21). Tolkien’s continued use of Q. fanga/S. fang for “beard” in names like S. Anfang “Long Beard” indicate the durability of this root.

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶spangā “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
    • ᴹQ. fanga “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
    • On. sphanga “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
    • N. fang “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
    • ᴹT. spanga “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG

Element in

  • N. An(d)fang “Longbeard” ✧ Ety/ÁNAD
  • N. Tinfang “Starbeard” ✧ EtyAC/TIN

Variations

  • SPÁNAG ✧ Ety/ÁNAD; Ety/SPÁNAG; EtyAC/TIN
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ÁNAD; Ety/SPÁNAG; EtyAC/TIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

spangā

noun. beard

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SPANAG “*beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. fanga “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
  • On. sphanga “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
    • N. fang “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
  • ᴹT. spanga “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/SPÁNAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Telerin

spanga

noun. beard

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. fanga “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶spangā “beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
    • ᴹ√SPANAG “*beard” ✧ Ety/SPÁNAG
Middle Telerin [Ety/SPÁNAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

begl

noun. beard

fang

noun. (long) beard

Cognates

  • Eq. fange “beard” ✧ GL/21; GL/34; LT2A/Indrafang

Element in

  • G. Indrafang “longbeard” ✧ LT2A/Indrafang
  • G. Surfang “Long-beard” ✧ GL/34; LT2A/Indrafang (Bangasur); LT2A/Indrafang
  • G. Fangluin “Bluebeard” ✧ LT2A/Fangluin

Variations

  • bang ✧ GL/21 (bang); LT2A/Indrafang (bang)
Gnomish [GL/21; GL/34; LT2A/Fangluin; LT2A/Indrafang] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

fang

noun. beard

Element in

  • En. orfang “beardless” ✧ PE13/156
Early Noldorin [PE13/143; PE13/156] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

fange

noun. beard

Cognates

  • G. fang “(long) beard” ✧ GL/21; GL/34; LT2A/Indrafang

Variations

  • vanga ✧ GL/21 (vanga); LT2A/Indrafang
Early Quenya [GL/21; GL/34; LT2A/Indrafang] Group: Eldamo. Published by

poa

noun. beard

Cognates

  • G. pau “a beard” ✧ GL/63
Early Quenya [GL/63] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vanga

noun. beard

velte

noun. beard

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VETE “*chin” ✧ QL/101

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VETE > velte[βeltē] > [βelte] > [velte]✧ QL/101
Early Quenya [QL/101] Group: Eldamo. Published by