Early Quenya
histe-
verb. to hiss
Cognates
- En. hist- “to spit” ✧ PE13/163
Derivations
- ᴱ✶sṣt- “*hiss” ✧ PE13/163
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶sṣt- > histe [sṣte-] > [siste-] > [histe-] ✧ PE13/163
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A Qenya word mentioned in the Early Noldorin Dictionary of the 1920s with the gloss “hisses”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶sṣt- (PE13/163).