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Gnomish

gwalt

noun. good luck, any providential occurrence or thought

Cognates

  • Eq. valto “the luck of the Valar” ✧ GL/44

Derivations

  • ᴱ√WALA “fortune, happiness; *power” ✧ GL/44; LT1A/Valar

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gwal > gwalt[walto] > [gʷalto] > [gʷalt] > [gʷalθ] > [gʷalt]✧ GL/44

Variations

  • gwalod ✧ GL/44 (gwalod)
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