Stated to be an alteration of sell , remodelled after ion "son" (OS *jondo). It was "a change assisted by the loss of s in compounds and patronymics", hence the ending -iel in several feminine words
Noldorin
iell
noun. daughter
iell
noun. daughter
iell
noun. girl, maid
sell
noun. daughter
sell
noun. girl, maid (child)
Stated to be an alteration of sell , remodelled after ion "son" (OS *jondo). It was "a change assisted by the loss of s in compounds and patronymics", hence the ending -iel in several feminine words