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heltha-

verb. to strip

The form helta- in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/46:14

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heltha-

verb. to strip, to strip, *flay, peel skin; *to despoil, make bare

Changes

  • haltha → heltha “strip” ✧ Ety/SKEL

Cognates

  • ᴺQ. helta- “to strip, bar, peel; *to despoil, denude”

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶skelta- “to strip” ✧ Ety/SKEL
    • ᴹ√SKEL “*strip” ✧ Ety/SKEL
  • On. skhalta- “to strip” ✧ EtyAC/SKEL
    • ᴹ√SKEL “*strip” ✧ EtyAC/SKEL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶skelta- > heltha[skelta-] > [skeltʰa-] > [skelθa-] > [sxelθa-] > [xelθa-] > [helθa-]✧ Ety/SKEL
On. skhalta- > haltha[sxalta-] > [sxaltʰa-] > [sxalθa-] > [xalθa-] > [halθa-]✧ EtyAC/SKEL

Variations

  • heltha ✧ Ety/SKEL
  • helta ✧ EtyAC/SKEL
  • haltha ✧ EtyAC/SKEL (haltha)
Noldorin [Ety/SKEL; EtyAC/SKEL] Group: Eldamo. Published by