A noun meaning “wind” derived from the root ᴹ√WAW(A) (Ety/WĀ). Here the [[ilk|initial [w] became [gw]]], and after the final vowel vanished, the [[ilk|final [w] became [u]]].
Doriathrin
gwath
noun. shade
Cognates
- N. gwath “shade” ✧ Ety/WATH
Derivations
- ᴹ√WATH “shade” ✧ Ety/WATH
Element in
- Ilk. Urthin Gwethion “*Mountains of Shadow” ✧ EtyAC/WATH
- Ilk. Thuringwethil “(Woman of) Secret Shadow”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√WATH > gwath [watʰā] > [watʰa] > [waθa] > [gwaθa] > [gwaθ] ✧ Ety/WATH
gwau
noun. wind
Cognates
- ᴹQ. vaiwa “wind” ✧ Ety/WĀ
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√WAWA > gwau [wawa] > [gwawa] > [gwaw] > [gwau] ✧ Ety/WĀ
A noun glossed “shade” (shadow) derived from the root ᴹ√WATH (Ety/WATH). It is a clear example of how [[ilk|initial [w] became [gw]]] in Ilkorin, and it appears in several names: Thuringwethil “(Woman of) Secret Shadow” and Urthin Gwethion (unglossed but presumably “✱Mountains of Shadow”).