Gnomish
caithonwed
adjective. original
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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!
caithonwed
adjective. original
A word appearing as G. caithonwed “original” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjective related to G. caithos “causation” and G. caith “cause, reason, motive” (GL/24).
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would update this to ᴺS. caetheb “original” based on ᴺS. caeth “cause, reason, motive” as an updated form of G. caith.