Doriathrin
neld Reconstructed
cardinal. three
Cognates
- ᴹQ. nelde “three” ✧ Ety/NEL
Derivations
- ᴹ√NELED “three” ✧ Ety/NEL
Element in
- Ilk. neldor “beech” ✧ Ety/NEL
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√NÉL-ED > neld [neledē] > [nelede] > [nelde] > [neld] ✧ Ety/NEL
The Doriathrin number “three” attested only as an element in the word neldor “beech” = “three trunks” (Ety/NEL). Its cognates ᴹQ. nelde and N. neledh indicates a primitive form ✱✶neledē, which would have become Ilk. neld due to the Ilkorin syncope, as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/neldor).