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Gnomish

gwin

noun. woman, female

Changes

  • gwin (gwind) → gwin “woman” ✧ GL/45

Cognates

  • Eq. venya “womanl[y]” ✧ PE13/118
  • Eq. qin “woman, female”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GIWI “*germinate, impregnate” ✧ GL/45
  • ᴱ√GWENE “*maiden; woman” ✧ PE13/118
  • ᴱ✶u̯einā́ ✧ PE13/118
    • ᴱ√GWENE “*maiden; woman” ✧ PE13/118

Element in

  • G. gwindod “elder tree; elderberry” ✧ GL/45
  • G. gwiniel “lady” ✧ GL/45
  • G. gwinlaith “womanhood (time)” ✧ GL/45
  • G. gwinweth “female sex, womanhood (state)” ✧ GL/45
  • G. gwinwed “female” ✧ GL/45
  • G. gwinios “womanhood (time or state)” ✧ GL/45
  • G. gwiniol “feminine” ✧ GL/45
  • G. i·winin na gwandron “women are beautiful” ✧ GG/09
  • G. -win “*female suffix” ✧ PE13/118; PE13/118; PE13/118; PE13/118; PE13/118

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√giu̯i > gwin[giwini] > [gʷini] > [gʷin]✧ GL/45
ᴱ√u̯enĭ- > gwein[weni] > [gʷein]✧ PE13/118
ᴱ✶u̯einā́ > guin[weinā] > [guin]✧ PE13/118

Variations

  • gwin (gwind) ✧ GL/45 (gwin (gwind))
  • gwein ✧ PE13/118; PE13/118; PE13/118
  • guin ✧ PE13/118
  • gwyn ✧ PE13/118
Gnomish [GG/09; GL/39; GL/45; PE13/118] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nîr

noun. woman

Cognates

  • Eq. nî “woman” ✧ GL/60