A Doriathrin noun for “sky” derived from the root ᴹ√ƷEL (Ety/ƷEL), probably from a primitive form ✱✶ʒellē [ɣellē] based on its cognates. It is a clear example of how [[ilk|initial [ɣ] became [g]]] in Ilkorin.
Doriathrin
el
noun. star
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴹ√EL “star, starry sky” ✧ Ety/EL; Ety/EL
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√EL > el [el] ✧ Ety/EL
gell
noun. sky
Cognates
- ᴹQ. helle “sky” ✧ Ety/ƷEL
Derivations
- ᴹ√ƷEL “sky” ✧ Ety/ƷEL
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ƷEL > gell [ɣellē] > [ɣelle] > [gelle] > [gell] ✧ Ety/ƷEL
cwend
noun. Elf
A Doriathrin noun meaning “Elf” derived from primitive ᴹ✶kwenedē (EtyAC/KWEN(ED)), an example of the Ilkorin syncope.
Conceptual Development: This word is nearly identical to earlier Gnomish Cwenn “Elf” before Tolkien revised the phonological history of the Noldorin language so that [[on|[kw] became [p]]].
Cognates
- Dan. cwenda “Elf” ✧ Ety/KWEN(ED)
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶kwenedē > cwend [kwenedē] > [kwenede] > [kwende] > [kwend] ✧ Ety/KWEN(ED)
er Reconstructed
cardinal. one
The Ilkorin word for “one” attested only in the name Ermabuin or Ermab(r)in “One-handed” (Ety/MAP).
Cognates
- ᴹQ. er “one, alone”
Derivations
- ᴹ√ER “be alone, deprived”
Element in
- Ilk. Ermabuin “One-handed”
A Doriathrin noun meaning “star”, a simple derivative of the root ᴹ√EL (Ety/EL).