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
-iel
suffix. daughter; feminine suffix
sell
noun. daughter
sell
noun. girl, maid (child)
-il
suffix. feminine suffix
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