Doriathrin
esgal
noun. screen, hiding, roof of leaves
Derivations
- ᴹ√SKAL “screen, hide (from light), overshadow” ✧ Ety/SKAL¹
Element in
- Ilk. Esgalduin “River under Veil” ✧ Ety/SKAL¹
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√SKAL¹ > esgal [skal] > [eskal] > [esgal] ✧ Ety/SKAL¹
A noun meaning “screen, hiding, roof of leaves” derived from the root ᴹ√SKAL (Ety/SKAL¹). Apparently the initial [sk-] became syllabic [ṣk-], which then became [esk-]. Afterwards the [[ilk|[esk] became [esg]]].