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!

Early Quenya

manda-

verb. to dwell, remain

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “dwell, remain” under the early root ᴱ√MBARA, but more likely derived from ᴱ√NGWAÐA with which that root was blended (QL/60).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ŊWAÐA “tarry, linger” ✧ QL/060

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NGWAÐA > manda-[ŋʷanða-] > [manða-] > [manda-]✧ QL/060
Early Quenya [QL/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

wasta-

verb. to dwell

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as wastar “I dwell” under the early root ᴱ√ẆAÐA of the same meaning (QL/102).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ẆAÐA “dwell” ✧ QL/102

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ẆAÐA > wastar[ɣʷaðta-] > [ɣʷaθta-] > [ɣʷasta-] > [wasta-]✧ QL/102
Early Quenya [QL/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by