Doriathrin
gwene
adjective. green
Cognates
- ᴹQ. venya “green, yellow-green, fresh” ✧ Ety/GWEN
Derivations
- ᴹ√GWEN “*fresh, green” ✧ Ety/GWEN
Element in
- Ilk. Duilwen ✧ Ety/GWEN
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√GWEN > gwene [gwenjā] > [gwenja] > [gwenj] > [gweni] > [gwene] ✧ Ety/GWEN
An adjective for “green” derived from the root ᴹ√GWEN (Ety/GWEN). Its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. wenya suggests its primitive form was ✱✶gwenyā [gwenjā]. If so, it is an example of how, after [[ilk|final [a] was lost]], the [[ilk|final [j] became [i]]] and then became [e], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/gwene).