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Gnomish

gwethli

noun. maiden, little girl

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s given as G. {gwendi >>} gwethli “maiden, little girl”, derived from the root {ᴱ√gw̯ene >>} ᴱ√gu̯eđe, more specifically from primitive ᴱ✶gu̯eđeþlī (GL/45).

Changes

  • gwendi → gwethli ✧ GL/45

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶gu̯eđeþlī “maiden, little girl” ✧ GL/45
    • ᴱ√GWENE “*maiden; woman” ✧ GL/45

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶gu̯eđeþlī > gwethli[gʷeðeθlī] > [gʷeθlī] > [gʷeθli]✧ GL/45

Variations

  • gwendi ✧ GL/45 (gwendi)