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!
benn
noun. husband
Cognates
- ᴹQ. venno “husband” ✧ Ety/BES
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶besnō > benn [besnō] > [besno] > [benno] > [benn] ✧ Ety/BES
cwend
noun. Elf
A Doriathrin noun meaning “Elf” derived from primitive ᴹ✶kwenedē (EtyAC/KWEN(ED)), an example of the Ilkorin syncope.
Conceptual Development: This word is nearly identical to earlier Gnomish Cwenn “Elf” before Tolkien revised the phonological history of the Noldorin language so that [[on|[kw] became [p]]].
Cognates
- Dan. cwenda “Elf” ✧ Ety/KWEN(ED)
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶kwenedē > cwend [kwenedē] > [kwenede] > [kwende] > [kwend] ✧ Ety/KWEN(ED)
A noun meaning “husband” developed from primitive ᴹ✶besnō (Ety/BES), the only example of how [[ilk|[sn] became [nn]]] in Ilkorin.