Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Gnomish

bactha

noun. leg

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s for “a leg” (GL/21), clearly with a different etymology than ᴱQ. pelko “leg” (QL/73), probably derived instead from the early root ᴱ√VAHA “travel” (QL/99).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VAHA “*depart, travel”

bactha-

verb. to walk

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VAHA “*depart, travel”

Variations

  • bactha ✧ GL/21

padra-

verb. to walk

Derivations

  • ᴱ√PATA “*rap, tap” ✧ GL/63