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Doriathrin

mîd

noun. moisture

A Doriathrin noun for “moisture” derived from primitive ᴹ✶mizdē (Ety/MIZD). The [i] lengthened due to the [[ilk|vocalization of [z] before voiced stops]], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/míd). According to Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne, this form was originally unglossed and may have been initially intended to mean “fine rain” like its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. miste (EtyAC/MIZD, VTE/45).

Changes

  • mîd → mīd “fine rain” ✧ Ety/MIZD

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. miste “fine rain” ✧ Ety/MIZD

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶mizdē ✧ Ety/MIZD
    • ᴹ√MIZDI “*fine rain, dew” ✧ Ety/MIZD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶mizdē > mīd[mizdē] > [mizde] > [mīde] > [mīd]✧ Ety/MIZD

Variations

  • mīd ✧ Ety/MIZD (Dor. mīd)
  • míd ✧ EtyAC/MIZD (Dor. míd)
  • mêd ✧ VTE/45 (Dor. mêd)
Doriathrin [Ety/MIZD; EtyAC/MIZD; VTE/45] Group: Eldamo. Published by