dû

noun. nightfall, late evening, night, dimness

dû

noun. night, night-fall, late evening

Cognates

• ᴹQ. ló “night, a night” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
• ᴹQ. lóme “night, night-time, shades of night, gloom” ✧ SD/302

Derivations

• ᴹ√DOƷ “night” ✧ Ety/DOƷ; Ety/DYEL; Ety/DOMO
• ᴹ✶dōmi “night, twilight, gloom” ✧ SD/302
  • ᴹ√DOM “faint, dim” ✧ Ety/DOMO

Element in

• N. Delduthling “Ungoliant, *(lit.) Horror Night Spider” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
• N. Deldúwath “Deadly Nightshade” ✧ Ety/DYEL
• N. dú(w)ath “night-shade” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
• N. dúlin(n) “nightingale” ✧ Ety/DOƷ; SD/302
• N. Mordu “*Black Night”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√DOƷ/DÔ > dû	[dō] > [dū]	✧ Ety/DOƷ
ᴹ✶dōmi > dūmh > dū	[dōmi] > [dōme] > [dūme] > [dūm] > [dūv] > [dū]	✧ SD/302

Variations

• dú ✧ Ety/DYEL (dú)
• dū ✧ SD/302

dúath

noun. darkness, shadow

dúath

noun. nightshade

dúwath

noun. darkness, shadow

dúwath

noun. nightshade

tindu

noun. dusk, twilight, early night (without Moon)

tindu

noun. starry twilight

daw

noun. night-time, gloom

fuin

noun. night, dead of night, gloom, darkness

dant-

verb. to fall

Written dant- in the Etymologies

tinnu

noun. dusk, twilight, early night (without Moon)

tinnu

noun. starry twilight

môr

noun. darkness, dark, night

gwîn

noun. evening

Changes

• gwein → gwîn “evening” ✧ EtyAC/WIN

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vinye “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Derivations

• ᴹ✶winyē “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
  • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶winyā > gwein	[winjā] > [winja] > [gwinja] > [gwenja] > [gwenia] > [gweni] > [gwein]	✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ✶winyā > gwîn	[winji] > [winji] > [gwinji] > [gwenī] > [gwini] > [gwin] > [gwīn]	✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ✶winyē > gwîn	[winjē] > [winje] > [gwinje] > [gwinie] > [gwini] > [gwin] > [gwīn]	✧ EtyAC/WIN

Variations

• gwein ✧ Ety/WIN (gwein)
• gwîn ✧ EtyAC/WIN (gwîn)

thîn

noun. evening

thîn

noun. evening

Changes

• sîn → thîn ✧ Ety/THIN

Cognates

• ᴹQ. sinye “evening” ✧ Ety/THIN

Derivations

• ᴹ√THIN “*grey” ✧ Ety/THIN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√THIN > thîn	[tʰinje] > [θinje] > [θinie] > [θini] > [θin] > [θīn]	✧ Ety/THIN

Variations

• thin ✧ EtyAC/THIN (thin)
• sîn ✧ EtyAC/THIN (sîn)