Doriathrin
nivon
noun/adverb. forward; west
Derivations
- ᴹ√NIB “face, front” ✧ Ety/NIB; Ety/RAD; EtyAC/NIB
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Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√NIB > nivon [nibno] > [nivno] > [nivn] > [nivon] ✧ Ety/NIB ᴹ√NIB > nivon [nibon] > [nivon] ✧ Ety/RAD
A Doriathrin word meaning “forward” or “west”, derived from the root ᴹ√NIB (Ety/NIB). It could have developed from primitive forms like ✱✶nibon or ✱✶nibn(ǝ), with -on developing in the second example because [[ilk|[o] developed between a consonant and a final [n]]] in Ilkorin. As noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/nivon), the sense “west” probably developed from the meaning “forward” because the Elves thought of themselves as facing West when marking directions.