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!

Doriathrin

moth

noun. pool

A Doriathrin noun for “pool”, derived from root ᴹ√MBOTH (Ety/MBOTH). Its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. motto suggests a primitive form of ✱✶mbottʰō. As pointed out by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/moth), the primitive [mb-] might be expected to have become [b-], since initial nasals usually vanished before stops in Ilkorin, as for example Ilk. bril < MBIRÍL.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. motto “blot” ✧ Ety/MBOTH

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MBOTH “*pool” ✧ Ety/MBOTH

Element in

  • Ilk. umboth “large pool” ✧ Ety/MBOTH

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MBOTH > moth[mbottʰō] > [mbottʰo] > [mboθθo] > [mboθo] > [mboθ] > [moθ]✧ Ety/MBOTH
Doriathrin [Ety/MBOTH] Group: Eldamo. Published by

line

noun. pool

A noun for “pool” derived from the root ᴹ√LIN (Ety/LIN¹). Its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. linya suggests its primitive form was ✱✶linyā [linjā]. If so, it is an example of how, after [[ilk|final [a] was lost]], the [[ilk|final [j] became [i]]] and then became [e], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/line).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. linya “pool” ✧ Ety/LIN¹

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LIN “pool” ✧ Ety/LIN¹

Element in

  • Ilk. Taiglin “Deep-pool” ✧ Ety/LIN¹

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LIN¹ > line[linjā] > [linja] > [linj] > [lini] > [line]✧ Ety/LIN¹
Doriathrin [Ety/LIN¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by