chwinia-

verb. to twirl, whirl, eddy

A verb for “twirl, whirl, eddy” in The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing in its (Noldorin) infinitive form N. chwinio and derived from the root ᴹ√SWIN “whirl, eddy” (Ety/SWIN).

Neo-Sindarin: Most Neo-Sindarin writers adapted this word as ᴺS. hwinia- “to twirl, whirl, eddy” since ancient initial sw became hw in Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s rather than chw as it did in Noldorin of the 1930s and 40s.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. hwinya- “to swirl, eddy, gyrate” ✧ Ety/SWIN

Derivations

• ᴹ√SWIN “whirl, eddy” ✧ Ety/SWIN

Element in

• N. chwiniol “whirling, giddy, mad, fantastic” ✧ Ety/SWIN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√SWIN > chwinio	[swinja-] > [w̥inja-] > [xwinja-] > [xwinia-]	✧ Ety/SWIN