gem

adjective. sickly

gem

adjective. sickly

An adjective for “sickly” in The Etymologies of the 1930s from the root ᴹ√GENG-WA “sick” (Ety/GENG-WĀ), where the ancient cluster ngw became mb as usual in Noldorin and Sindarin.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. engwa “sickly” ✧ Ety/GENG-WĀ

Derivations

• ᴹ√GENGWA “sick” ✧ Ety/GENG-WĀ

Element in

• N. ingem “old (in mortal sense), suffering from old age, decrepit, (lit.) year-sick” ✧ Ety/GENG-WĀ

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GENG-WĀ > gemb > gem	[geŋgwā] > [gembā] > [gemba] > [gemb] > [gemb] > [gemm] > [gem]	✧ Ety/GENG-WĀ

gemb

adjective. sickly

gern

adjective. worn, old, decripit (used of things only)

gern

adjective. worn, old, decrepit (of things)

Cognates

• ᴹQ. yerna “old, worn” ✧ Ety/GYER

Derivations

• ᴹ✶gyernā “old, worn, decrepit (of things)” ✧ Ety/GYER
  • ᴹ√GYER “*old, worn out (of things)” ✧ Ety/GYER

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶gyernā > gern	[gjernā] > [gernā] > [gerna] > [gern]	✧ Ety/GYER

Variations

• gem ✧ EtyAC/YA

flaew

adjective. sickly, sick, ill

mirion

noun. great jewel, Silmaril

mîr

noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure

thlaew

adjective. sickly, sick, ill

thloew

adjective. sickly, sick, ill