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

ga-

prefix. very, more

Derivations

  • ᴱ√YA “*and”

Element in

  • G. gaid “more” ✧ GL/36

gaid

adverb. more

gantha

adverb. more

Cognates

  • Eq. yanta- “to add to, enlarge, increase, augment” ✧ GL/37

Derivations

  • ᴱ√YṆTṆ “*(en)large, increase” ✧ GL/37

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√yṇt > gantha[jṇ̄tā] > [jantā] > [gantā] > [ganta] > [ganθa]✧ GL/37

odra

adverb. very