bel

noun. strength

An Ilkorin word for “strength”, developed from primitive ᴹ✶belē (Ety/BEL), an example of how final vowels vanished in Ilkorin.

Derivations

• ᴹ✶belē “strength” ✧ Ety/BEL
  • ᴹ√BEL “strong” ✧ Ety/BEL

Element in

• Ilk. Beleg “Strong” ✧ Ety/BEL
• Ilk. Belthronding

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶belē > bel	[belē] > [bele] > [bel]	✧ Ety/BEL

beleg

masculine name. Strong

Cognates

• N. beleg “great, large” ✧ Ety/BEL

Elements

Word	Gloss
bel	“strength”