Stated to be an alteration of sell , remodelled after ion "son" (OS *jondo). It was "a change assisted by the loss of s in compounds and patronymics", hence the ending -iel in several feminine words
Noldorin
-ien Reconstructed
suffix. feminine ending
-ian(d)
suffix. -land
ennin
noun. Valian year
idhrin
noun. year
idhrind
noun. year
iell
noun. daughter
iell
noun. girl, maid
iell
noun. daughter
sell
noun. daughter
sell
noun. girl, maid (child)
în
noun. year
în
noun. year
Stated to be an alteration of sell , remodelled after ion "son" (OS *jondo). It was "a change assisted by the loss of s in compounds and patronymics", hence the ending -iel in several feminine words