gav-

verb. to produce, yield, bear fruit

A verb appearing as G. gav- “produce, yield, bear fruit” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s based on the early root ᴱ√ı̯aƀa [YAɃA] (GL/38), since in Gnomish of the 1910s an initial y usually became g (HPG/§2.1).

Neo-Sindarin: Since the root ᴹ√YAB survived in Tolkien’s later writing, I would salvage this Gnomish verb as ᴺS. iav- “to produce, yield, bear fruit” to better fit later phonology.

Cognates

• Eq. yava- “to bear fruit”

Derivations

• ᴱ√ẎAVA “*fruit” ✧ GL/38

Element in

• G. gavon “harvest (time)” ✧ GL/38
• G. gavos “yield, crop, produce” ✧ GL/38

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ√ı̯aƀa > gav-	[jaβ-] > [jav-] > [gav-]	✧ GL/38