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Gnomish

feth

noun. one breath

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “one breath” (GL/36), likely derived from the early root ᴱ√ǶEHE “breathe” (QL/41).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ǶEHE “breath; die, expire”

cweth

noun. word

Cognates

  • Eq. qent “word” ✧ LT2A/Tôn a Gwedrin
  • Eq. qetta “word” ✧ GL/28

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QETE “*speak” ✧ LT2A/Tôn a Gwedrin

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√QETE > cweth[kʷetta] > [kʷett] > [kʷeθθ] > [kʷeθ]✧ LT2A/Tôn a Gwedrin
Gnomish [GL/28; LT2A/Tôn a Gwedrin] Group: Eldamo. Published by