-we

suffix. masculine suffix

Derivations

• On. -wega “masculine name” ✧ Ety/WEG
  • ᴹ✶wegō “man; warrior” ✧ Ety/WEG
  • ᴹ√WEG “(manly) vigour” ✧ Ety/ING; Ety/WEG

Element in

• N. Bronwe ✧ Ety/WEG
• N. Elwe “Elwe”
• N. Finwe
• N. Fionwe
• N. Manwe

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. -wega > -we	[-wega] > [-weɣa] > [-weɣ] > [-we]	✧ Ety/WEG

-on

suffix. masculine suffix

Cognates

• ᴹQ. -ndo “*agent (male)”

Derivations

• ᴹ✶-ndō “agental suffix”

Element in

• N. Celion “*Light Elf”
• N. Galadhon
• N. Núron “Ulmo” ✧ Ety/NU
• N. thalion “hero, dauntless man”

Variations

• -on ✧ Ety/NU