Early Quenya
kúme
noun. pile, heap; load, burden
Cognates
- G. gûm “burden”
Derivations
- ᴱ√KUMU “heap up” ✧ QL/049
Variations
- kumbe ✧ QL/049
kumbe
noun. pile, heap; load, burden
kum-
verb. to pile up
Derivations
- ᴱ√KUMU “heap up” ✧ QL/049
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√KUMU > kumin [kum-] ✧ QL/049
kumpo
noun. pile
Cognates
- G. cûm “mound (especially grave), burial mound”
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√KUMU > kumpo [kumpō] > [kumpo] ✧ QL/049 ᴱ√KUPU > kumpo [kumpō] > [kumpo] ✧ QL/049
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “pile” appearing as a derivative of the root ᴱ√KUMU “heap up”, but Tolkien considered transferring it to ᴱ√KUPU “hump” (QL/49).