helmë
friendship
nilmë
friendship
nilmë noun "friendship" (NIL/NDIL)
yelmë
friendship
[yelmë] (2) noun (not glossed; the etymology may suggest *"friendship") (YEL, struck out)
naxa
noun. bond
bond, fetter
vérë
bond, troth, compact, oath
vérë (1) noun "bond, troth, compact, oath" (WED)
nútë
bond, knot
nútë noun "bond, knot" (NUT)
dilith
noun. friendship
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Cognates
- ᴹQ. nilme “friendship”
Elements
Word Gloss N(D)IL “to love (as a friend or equal), be devoted to, to love (as a friend or equal), be devoted to; [ᴹ√] love, devotion; friend” -th “abstract noun”
gwend
noun. friendship
gwend (i 'wend, construct gwen) (bond), pl. gwind (in gwind), coll. pl. gwennath. Note: a homophone means ”maiden”.
gwend
friendship
(i ’wend, construct gwen) (bond), pl. gwind (in gwind), coll. pl. gwennath. Note: a homophone means ”maiden”.
gwaedh
bond
1) (a ”bond” of loyalty) gwaedh (i **waedh) (troth, compact, oath), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaedh**), 2) _(apparently referring to physical ”bonds”, cf.
gwaedh
bond
(i ’waedh) (troth, compact, oath), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaedh)
gwêdh
chain
(i ’wêdh, construct gwedh), pl. gwîdh (in gwîdh), 3) (ditto) nûd (construct nud, pl. nuid). 4) (the ”bond” of friendship) gwend (i ’wend, construct gwen) (friendship), pl. gwind (in gwind), coll. pl. gwennath. Note: a homophone means ”maiden”.
gwend
noun. bond, friendship
gwend
noun. bond, friendship
Derivations
- ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WEN
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√WED > gwend [wende] > [gwende] > [gwend] ✧ Ety/WEN
gwedh
noun. bond
gwedh
noun. bond
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources On. weda > gweð [weda] > [gweda] > [gweða] > [gweð] ✧ Ety/WED Variations
- gweð ✧ Ety/WED
gwaedh
noun. bond, troth, compact, oath
nûd
noun. bond
Cognates
- ᴹQ. núte “bond, knot” ✧ Ety/NUT
Derivations
- ᴹ√NUT “tie, bind” ✧ Ety/NUT
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√NUT > nûd [nūte] > [nūt] > [nūd] ✧ Ety/NUT
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helme
noun. friendship
Derivations
- ᴹ√
ÑEL“friendship” ✧ EtyAC/ÑELPhonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ÑEL > helme [ŋelme] > [ɣelme] > [helme] ✧ EtyAC/ÑEL
nilme
noun. friendship
Cognates
- ᴺS. dilith “friendship”
Derivations
- ᴹ√N(D)IL “friend; love, devotion” ✧ Ety/NIL
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√NIL/NDIL > nilme [ndilme] > [nilme] ✧ Ety/NIL
aman
noun. bond
gwedh
noun. bond
A noun meaning “bond” derived from primitive ᴹ✶wedā (Ety/WED). Here the [[ilk|initial [w] became [gw]]], and the [[ilk|[d] spirantalized to [ð]]].
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶wedā > gweð [wedā] > [weda] > [gweda] > [gweða] > [gweð] ✧ Ety/WED Variations
- gweð ✧ Ety/WED
weda
noun. bond
Derivations
Derivatives
- N. gwedh “bond” ✧ Ety/WED
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶wedā > weda [wedā] > [weda] ✧ Ety/WED
ñel
root. friendship
A rejected root for “friendship” in The Etymologies of the 1930s (EtyAC/ÑEL), apparently replaced by ᴹ√N(D)IL.
Derivatives
wedā
noun. bond
Derivations
- ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED
Derivatives
Element in
gethli
noun. friendship
gedweth
noun. kinship†, friendship
Element in
- G. redhin gedweth’ ar gadwethu “*related of kinship and marriage” ✧ GL/38
hetl
noun. bond
Derivations
- ᴱ√HEPE “bind, encircle‽” ✧ QL/040
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√HEPE > hetl [xeplǝ] > [xepl] > [xepḷ] > [xepḷ] > [hepḷ] > [hetḷ] ✧ QL/040
[helmë noun "friendship" (VT46:3)]