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Qenya 

vende

noun. maiden, maid

Cognates

  • N. gwenn “maiden” ✧ Ety/WEN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√WEN(ED) “maiden” ✧ Ety/GWEN; Ety/WEN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√WEN(ED) > wende[gwende] > [ɣwende] > [wende]✧ Ety/GWEN
ᴹ√WENED > wende > vende[gwende] > [ɣwende] > [wende] > [vende]✧ Ety/WEN

Variations

  • wende ✧ Ety/GWEN; EtyAC/GWEN
Qenya [Ety/GWEN; Ety/WEN; EtyAC/GWEN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

wende

noun. maiden, maid

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”