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Gnomish

cwiv-

verb. to be awake

A verb glossed “am awake” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√QIV (GL/29).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QIVI “*awake” ✧ GL/29

Element in

  • G. cwivra- “to awaken (intr.)” ✧ GL/29

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√QIV > cwiv-[kʷiβ-] > [kʷiv-]✧ GL/29
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