côl

noun. gold (metal)

côl

noun. gold (metal)

Cognates

• ᴹQ. kulu “gold (metal)” ✧ Ety/KUL

Derivations

• ᴹ√KUL “golden-red” ✧ Ety/KUL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√KUL > côl	[kul] > [kol] > [kōl]	✧ Ety/KUL

glaur

noun. gold

Cognates

• ᴹQ. laure “gold” ✧ Ety/GLAW(-R); Ety/LÁWAR

Derivations

• ᴹ√(G)LAWAR “*gold” ✧ Ety/GLAW(-R); Ety/LÁWAR

Element in

• N. Glorfindel ✧ Ety/LÁWAR
• N. gloriel “golden” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR
• N. Inglor “*Heart of Gold” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR
• N. Maglor “Gold-cleaver” ✧ Ety/MAK

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GLAW(-R) > glaur	[glawre] > [glaure] > [glǭre] > [gloure] > [glaure] > [glaur]	✧ Ety/GLAW(-R)
ᴹ√GLÁWAR > glaur	[glawre] > [glaure] > [glǭre] > [gloure] > [glaure] > [glaur]	✧ Ety/LÁWAR

Variations

• glor-/lor- ✧ EtyAC/LÁWAR

mallen

adjective. of gold, golden

malthen

adjective. of gold, golden

malt

noun. gold (as metal)

salab

noun. herb

salab

noun. herb

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “herb” derived from ᴹ✶SALÁK-(WĒ) (Ety/SALÁK). Its Noldorin plural was seleb, but if adapted into Sindarin its plural would be ✱selaib.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. salqe “grass, grass, [ᴱQ.] long mowing grass” ✧ Ety/SALÁK

Derivations

• On. salape “herb, green food plant” ✧ Ety/SALÁK
  • ᴹ✶salakwē “*grass” ✧ Ety/SALÁK
  • ᴹ√SALAK “*grass” ✧ Ety/SALÁK

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. salape > salab	[salape] > [salap] > [salab]	✧ Ety/SALÁK
On. salape > seleb	[salapi] > [selepi] > [seleip] > [seleib] > [seleb]	✧ Ety/SALÁK