hethw

adjective. foggy, obscure, vague

hethw

adjective. foggy, obscure, vague

An adjective in The Etymologies of the 1930s given as N. hethw “foggy, obscure, vague” derived from primitive ᴹ✶khithwa under the root ᴹ√KHITH “mist, fog” (Ety/KHIS; EtyAC/KHIS).

Conceptual Development: G. huir “foggy” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s is a likely precursor (GL/49), perhaps derived from a (hypothetical) early root ✱ᴱ√HUYU.

Neo-Sindarin: If adapted to Neo-Sindarin, this word would become ᴺS. hethu, as suggested in HSD (HSD).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. hiswa “grey, grey [of weather], *foggy, overcast; [ᴱQ.] dim, fading” ✧ Ety/KHIS

Derivations

• ᴹ✶khithwa ✧ Ety/KHIS
  • ᴹ√KHITH “mist, fog” ✧ Ety/KHIS

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶khithwa > hethw	[kʰitʰwa] > [xitʰwa] > [xiθwa] > [xeθwa] > [xeθw] > [heθw] > [heθu]	✧ Ety/KHIS

dolt

adjective. obscure