Noldorin term for the “Void” appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a combination of beleg “great” and Gast “void” (Ety/KUM), also appearing as a variant Belego containing gaw “void” (Ety/GAS).
Noldorin
gast
proper name. Void
Derivations
- ᴹ√GAS “yawn, gape” ✧ Ety/KUM
Element in
- N. Belegast “Void” ✧ Ety/KUM
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√GAS > Gast [gaste] > [gast] ✧ Ety/KUM
belegast
place name. Void
Elements
Word Gloss beleg “great, large” Gast “Void” Variations
- Belego ✧ Ety/GAS
gaw
noun. void
gaw
noun. void
Derivations
Element in
- N. Belegast “Void” ✧ Ety/GAS
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶gāsa > gaw [gāsa] > [gǭsa] > [gǭha] > [gouha] > [gauha] > [gauh] > [gau] ✧ Ety/GAS
A name for the Void beyond the world appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, more fully Belegast (Ety/KUM).