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Gnomish

gwaidhin

noun. web

A word for “web” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√gu̯iđ and related to G. gwidh- “weave” (GL/46). It had a deleted variant gwaith².

Changes

  • gwaith² → gwaidhin ✧ GL/46

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWIÐI “*plait, weave” ✧ GL/46

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gu̯iđ > gwaidhin[gʷīðin] > [gʷaiðin]✧ GL/46
ᴱ√gu̯iđ > gwaith²[gʷīð] > [gʷaið] > [gʷaiθ]✧ GL/46

Variations

  • gwaith² ✧ GL/46 (gwaith²)