Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Gnomish

gwim

noun. spark, wink

Cognates

  • Eq. winwe “a sparkling, flash”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWINI “sparkle” ✧ LT1A/Morwinyon

Element in

  • G. gwimla- “to wink, twinkle” ✧ GL/45; LT1A/Morwinyon
  • G. gwimpel “sparkling (n.), scintillation” ✧ GL/45

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√GWINI > gwim[gʷinwe] > [gʷinw] > [gʷim]✧ LT1A/Morwinyon
Gnomish [GL/45; LT1A/Morwinyon] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sint

noun. spark

Element in

  • G. sinta- “to sparkle” ✧ GL/67

Elements

WordGloss
SṆTYṆ“twinkle”