indis

feminine name. Bride

A name for Nessa (Ety/NĪ¹) meaning “Bride” (Ety/I², NDIS, NETH). See Q. Indis for the later use of this name for the wife of Finwë.

Derivations

• ᴹ✶Indise “bride” ✧ Ety/I²; Ety/NDIS

Elements

Word	Gloss
indis	“bride”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶INDIS > Indis	[indis]	✧ Ety/I²

indis

noun. bride

Derivations

• ᴹ√NDIS “*bride” ✧ Ety/NDIS
  • ᴹ√NĪ/INI “female” ✧ Ety/BES
  • ᴹ√NIS “woman” ✧ Ety/NIS

Element in

• ᴹQ. Indis “Bride”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NDIS > indis	[indis]	✧ Ety/NDIS

nessa

adjective. young

Cognates

• N. neth “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Derivations

• ᴹ✶nethrā “young” ✧ Ety/NETH
  • ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Element in

• ᴹQ. Nessaron “*Day of the Younger Gods”
• ᴺQ. nessornë “sapling”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶neth-rā > nessa	[netʰrā] > [netsā] > [netsa] > [nessa]	✧ Ety/NETH

vesse

noun. wife

Cognates

• On. besse “wife” ✧ Ety/BES
• N. bess “woman; †wife” ✧ Ety/BES

Derivations

• ᴹ✶bessē “wife” ✧ Ety/BES
  • ᴹ√BES “wed” ✧ Ety/BES

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶bessē > vesse	[bessē] > [βessē] > [βesse] > [vesse]	✧ Ety/BES