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Doriathrin

tund

adjective. tall

An adjective for “tall” derived from primitive ᴹ✶tundā (Ety/TUN). It is an example of how the Ilkorin a-affection was prevented or reverted before [nd], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/tund).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. tunda “tall” ✧ Ety/TUN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶tundā “tall” ✧ Ety/TUN
    • ᴹ√TUN “*tall; mound” ✧ Ety/TUN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶tundā > tund[tundā] > [tunda] > [tonda] > [tunda] > [tund]✧ Ety/TUN
Doriathrin [Ety/TUN] Group: Eldamo. Published by