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

hau-

verb. to lie

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶haw- ✧ GL/48; GL/48
    • ᴱ√HAWA ✧ GL/48

Element in

  • G. hautha- “to lay, stretch out, lay flat on ground” ✧ GL/48

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶haw- > hau[xau-] > [hau-]✧ GL/48
ᴱ✶hôwi > hui[xōui] > [xōi] > [hoi] > [hui]✧ GL/48

Variations

  • hau ✧ GL/48