Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Gnomish

lanc

noun. chance; pick, choice, selection

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LAKA “*pick (up)”

gath

noun. neck

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶yatt- ✧ GL/36
    • ᴱ√ẎATA “join” ✧ GL/36

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶yatt- > gath¹[jatt] > [gatt] > [gaθθ] > [gaθ]✧ GL/36

hulc

adjective. naked

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HULU “strip”

falin

adjective. naked

falon

adjective. naked

Element in

  • G. cafalon “bald, *(lit.) head-naked”

Variations

  • falin ✧ GL/33

telu

noun. end

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TEL+U “to finish, close, end, complete” ✧ GL/70; LT1A/Teleri

Element in

  • G. telfod “final end, the very last” ✧ GL/70
Gnomish [GL/70; LT1A/Teleri] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cwerc

noun. throat

Cognates

  • Eq. qerka “throat” ✧ GL/28