A word for “dot, small spot” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ON. pika under the root ᴹ√PIK having to do with tiny things (Ety/PIK). The word peg “dot” also appeared in notes on The Feanorian Alphabet from the 1930s and 40s (PE22/031; PE23/22).
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. pî “anything very small, a bit, mote” (GL/64), probably based on the early root ᴱ√PĪ (QL/73). The Gnomish Lexicon also had G. teg “point, dot, spot” (GL/69), probably based on the early root ᴱ√TEKE “make marks” (QL/90).
A word for “dot, small spot” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ON. pika under the root ᴹ√PIK having to do with tiny things (Ety/PIK). The word peg “dot” also appeared in notes on The Feanorian Alphabet from the 1930s and 40s (PE22/031; PE23/22).
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. pî “anything very small, a bit, mote” (GL/64), probably based on the early root ᴱ√PĪ (QL/73). The Gnomish Lexicon also had G. teg “point, dot, spot” (GL/69), probably based on the early root ᴱ√TEKE “make marks” (QL/90).