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Gnomish

gwam

noun. gust of wind

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a gust of wind” (GL/43), probably derived from the early root ᴱ√GWĀ as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Súlimo; QL/102).

Cognates

  • Eq. wanwa “great gale”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWĀ “*wind” ✧ LT1A/Súlimo

Element in

  • G. Gwanweg “Windy” ✧ GL/43; LT1A/Súlimo

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√GWĀ > gwam[gʷanwa] > [gʷanw] > [gʷam]✧ LT1A/Súlimo
Gnomish [GL/43; LT1A/Súlimo] Group: Eldamo. Published by