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Gnomish

cing(win)

noun. spider

A noun for “spider” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with variants cing and cingwin (GL/26). Tolkien indicated this word was related to G. cang “tangled” (GL/25), which was probably based on the early root ᴱ√KAŊA “weave, twine” (QL/45, 98). The i in cing indicates the primitive form was probably kŋ̣g-, since short syllabic nasals became in in Gnomish.

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KAŊA “weave, twine”

Variations

  • cing ✧ GL/25; GL/26
  • cingwin ✧ GL/26
Gnomish [GL/25; GL/26] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ungwi

noun. spider

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GUŊU “*spider”

Element in

ging

noun. spider

gung

noun. spider

Cognates

  • Eq. ungwe “spider” ✧ GL/43; QL/098

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GUŊU “*spider” ✧ QL/098

Element in

  • G. gwidh-a-ging “cobweb” ✧ GL/46
  • G. Gungliont “The Spider of Night” ✧ GL/43 (Gungliont); QL/098

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√GUŊU > gung[ɣuŋg] > [guŋg]✧ QL/098

Variations

  • ging ✧ GL/46
Gnomish [GL/43; GL/46; QL/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by