malen

adjective. yellow

malen

adjective. yellow, yellow, [ᴱN.] yellowish, pale, wan, sickly

Cognates

• ᴹQ. malina “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Derivations

• On. malina “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹ✶smalinā “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹ√SMAL “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Element in

• ᴺS. melillin “daffodil, (orig.) yellow song”
• ᴺS. melingarn “orange, tawny”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. malina > malen	[m̥alina] > [m̥alena] > [m̥alen] > [malen]	✧ Ety/SMAL
On. malina > melin	[m̥alini] > [m̥elini] > [m̥elin] > [melin]	✧ Ety/SMAL

nimp

adjective. pale

Cognates

• ᴹQ. ninqe “white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Derivations

• ᴹ√NIK(W) “*snow; white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Element in

• N. Ered Nimras “White Mountains”
• N. Ered Nimrath “White Mountains”
• N. Ephel Nimrais
• N. Nimbrethil
• N. Nimloth “Pale Blossom”
• N. nimmid(a)- “to whiten” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
• N. Nimdil “White Horn”
• N. nínim “snowdrop”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NIK-W > nimp	[niŋkwi] > [niŋkwe] > [nimpe] > [nimpʰe] > [nimɸe] > [nimfe] > [nimf] > [nimp] > [nimp]	✧ Ety/NIK-W

gael

adjective. pale, glimmering

maidh

adjective. pale, fallow, fawn

meidh

adjective. pale, fallow, fawn

nim-

adjective. pale, white

nimp

adjective. pale, white