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Doriathrin

nivon

noun/adverb. forward; west

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.

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NIB “face, front” ✧ Ety/NIB; Ety/RAD; EtyAC/NIB

Element in

  • Ilk. Nivrost “West Vale, West-dales” ✧ Ety/NIB; EtyAC/NIB (Nivrost)
  • Ilk. Nivrim “West-march” ✧ Ety/NIB; EtyAC/NIB (Nivrim)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NIB > nivon[nibno] > [nivno] > [nivn] > [nivon]✧ Ety/NIB
ᴹ√NIB > nivon[nibon] > [nivon]✧ Ety/RAD
Doriathrin [Ety/NIB; Ety/RAD; EtyAC/NIB] Group: Eldamo. Published by