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Doriathrin

líw

noun. fish

A Doriathrin noun for “fish” derived from primitive ᴹ✶liñwi (Ety/LIW). It is the clearest example of how [[ilk|[ŋg] vanished before [w] lengthening the preceding vowel]], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/líw). @@@ same development in ᴱN hiw PE13/147

Conceptual Development: This word first appeared as rejected ling (EtyAC/LIW), probably reflecting Tolkien’s uncertainty on the development of [-ŋgw-] in Ilkorin.

Changes

  • ling → líw ✧ Ety/LIW

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lingwe “fish” ✧ Ety/LIW

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶liñwi “fish” ✧ Ety/LIW
    • ᴹ√LIW “*fish” ✧ Ety/LIW
  • ᴹ√LIW “*fish” ✧ EtyAC/LIW

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶liñwi > líw[liŋwi] > [liŋgwi] > [liŋgwe] > [līwe] > [līw]✧ Ety/LIW
ᴹ√LINGWI > ling[liŋwi] > [liŋgwi] > [liŋgwe] > [liŋge] > [liŋg]✧ EtyAC/LIW

Variations

  • ling ✧ EtyAC/LIW (Dor. ling)
Doriathrin [Ety/LIW; EtyAC/LIW] Group: Eldamo. Published by