taew

noun. holder, socket, hasp, clasp, staple

taew

noun. holder, socket, hasp, clasp, staple

A noun for “holder, socket, hasp, clasp, staple” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶takmā “thing for fixing” under the root ᴹ√TAK “fix, make fast” (Ety/TAK). Here it seems the g vocalized to i to produce the diphthong ai, which then became ae, while the post-vocalic m softened to v and then became w as it often did at the end of words: ✱takma > taima > taem(a) > taev > taew. The Sindarin developments would have been similar.

Based on its long list of glosses, it seems taew could be used of fasteners in general, both movable like a hasp or clasp, as well as fixed like a staple or socket, as opposed to its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. tangwa which could be used only if a movable “hasp, clasp”.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. tangwa “hasp, clasp, hasp, clasp, *fastener” ✧ Ety/TAK

Derivations

• ᴹ✶takmā “thing for fixing” ✧ Ety/TAK
  • ᴹ√TAK “fix, make fast, make” ✧ Ety/TAK

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶takmā > taew	[takma] > [tagma] > [taŋma] > [taima] > [taim] > [taem] > [taev] > [taew]	✧ Ety/TAK

tankla

noun. clasp

ON. clasp, brooch

tachol < tachl

noun. clasp

clasp, brooch