Noldorin 

-ian(d)

suffix. -land

Element in

iell

noun. daughter

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 [Ety/385, Ety/400] Group: SINDICT. Published by

iell

noun. girl, maid

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 [Ety/385, Ety/400] Group: SINDICT. Published by

iell

noun. daughter

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. selde “child [f.]” ✧ Ety/SEL-D
  • ᴹQ. yelde “daughter” ✧ Ety/YEL

Derivations

  • N. sell “girl, maid” ✧ Ety/SEL-D
    • ᴹ√SEL(D) “child, child; *daughter” ✧ Ety/SEL-D
  • ᴹ√YEL “daughter” ✧ Ety/YEL

Element in

  • N. -iel “daughter; feminine suffix” ✧ Ety/YEL (-iel)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
N. sell > iell[sell] > [jell]✧ Ety/SEL-D
ᴹ√YEL > iell[jelde] > [jelðe] > [jelð] > [jell]✧ Ety/YEL
Noldorin [Ety/SEL-D; Ety/YEL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sell

noun. daughter

Noldorin [Ety/385] Group: SINDICT. Published by

sell

noun. girl, maid (child)

Noldorin [Ety/385] Group: SINDICT. Published by

-ien Reconstructed

suffix. feminine ending

Cognates

  • Ilk. -ien “element in female names”

Element in