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Qenya 

véne

noun. girl

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶wen- “girl” ✧ Ety/WEN
    • ᴹ√WEN(ED) “maiden” ✧ Ety/WEN

Element in

  • ᴹQ. venesse “virginity” ✧ Ety/WEN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶wen- > wéne > véne[wēne] > [vēne]✧ Ety/WEN

venesse

noun. virginity

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “virginity”, an abstract noun form of ᴹQ. véne which seems to mean “girl” or “maiden”, both appearing under the root ᴹ√WEN-ED “maiden” (Ety/WEN).

Cognates

  • N. gweneth “virginity” ✧ Ety/WEN

Elements

WordGloss
véne“girl”
-sse“abstract noun”