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Gnomish

gurth(u)

noun. death

Cognates

  • Eq. urdu “death” ✧ GL/43; LT2A/Gurtholfin

Derivations

Element in

  • G. Gurtholfin “Wand of Death” ✧ GL/43; GL/43 (Gortholfin); LT2A/Gurtholfin

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶gu̯rþū́ > gurthu[gʷṛθū] > [gʷurθū] > [gurθū] > [gurθu]✧ GL/43
ᴱ✶ngwṛþ- > gurth[ŋgʷṛθ] > [gʷṛθ] > [gʷurθ] > [gurθ]✧ GL/43

Variations

  • urthu ✧ GG/14
  • gurthu ✧ GL/41; GL/43; GL/44; LT2A/Gurtholfin
  • gorth ✧ GL/43 (gorth)
  • gurth ✧ GL/43
Gnomish [GG/13; GG/14; GL/41; GL/43; GL/44; LT2A/Gurtholfin] Group: Eldamo. Published by