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Doriathrin

erdh

noun. seed, germ

A noun meaning “seed, germ” derived from primitive ᴹ✶eredē (Ety/ERÉD). The middle [e] was lost due to the Ilkorin syncope, and afterwards the [[ilk|[d] became [ð] after [r]]], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/erdh).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. erde “seed, germ” ✧ Ety/ERÉD

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶eredē “seed” ✧ Ety/ERÉD
    • ᴹ√RED “scatter, sow” ✧ Ety/ERÉD; EtyAC/ERÉD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶eredē > erð[eredē] > [erede] > [erde] > [erðe] > [erð]✧ Ety/ERÉD

Variations

  • erð ✧ Ety/ERÉD
Doriathrin [Ety/ERÉD; EtyAC/ERÉD] Group: Eldamo. Published by