chwest

noun. puff, breath, breeze

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing as N. chwest “puff, breath, breeze” (ON. hwesta) from the root ᴹ√SWES “noise of blowing or breathing” (Ety/SWES).

Neo-Sindarin: If adapted to Neo-Sindarin, this word would be ᴺS. hwest as suggested in HSD (HSD). Its Quenya cognate Q. hwesta “breeze” appeared in The Lord of the Rings Appendix E (LotR/1123), indicating this word’s ongoing validity.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. hwesta “breeze, breath, puff of air” ✧ Ety/SWES

Derivations

• On. hwesta “puff, breath, breeze” ✧ Ety/SWES
  • ᴹ√SWES “noise of blowing or breathing” ✧ Ety/SWES

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. hwesta > chwest	[w̥esta] > [xwesta] > [xwest]	✧ Ety/SWES

chwest

noun. puff, breath, breeze