Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Gnomish

gwist

noun. weft

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWIÐI “*plait, weave” ✧ GL/46

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gu̯iđ > gwist[gʷiðt] > [gʷist]✧ GL/46

bart

noun. change

Cognates

Derivations

Element in

  • G. bartha- “to change, exchange, alter” ✧ GL/22

Variations

  • bart ✧ GL/22

elt

noun. change

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ELE “?wonder”

Variations

  • elt ✧ GL/32