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heleg

noun. ice

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heleg

noun. ice

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “ice” derived from the root ᴹ√KHELEK of the same meaning (Ety/KHELEK).

Conceptual Development: G. heleg “ice” also appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s along with a variant helc, both under primitive χele-k (GL/48). This is clearly related to the early root ᴱ√HELE as first suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Helkar; QL/39).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. helka “ice-cold” ✧ Ety/KHEL
  • ᴹQ. helke “ice” ✧ Ety/KHEL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KHELEK “ice” ✧ Ety/KHEL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KHELEK > heleg[kʰeleke] > [xeleke] > [xelek] > [xeleg] > [heleg]✧ Ety/KHEL
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