silef

adjective. silver, shining white

Cognates

• ᴹQ. silma “silver, shining white” ✧ Ety/SIL

Derivations

• ᴹ✶silimā “silver, shining white” ✧ Ety/SIL
  • ᴹ√SIL “shine silver” ✧ Ety/SIL

Element in

• N. Silevril “Silmaril” ✧ Ety/SIL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶silimā > silef	[silimā] > [silima] > [silema] > [silem] > [silev]	✧ Ety/SIL

celeb

noun. silver

celeb

noun. silver

Cognates

• ᴹQ. telpe “silver” ✧ Ety/KYELEP; Ety/KYELEP

Derivations

• ᴹ√KYELEP “silver” ✧ Ety/KYELEP
• On. kelepe “silver” ✧ Ety/KYELEP
  • ᴹ√KYELEP “silver” ✧ Ety/KYELEP

Element in

• N. Celeb(?)rhein “?Silver-footprint”
• N. Celebdil “Silvertine”
• N. Celebras “Silverhorn”
• N. Keleborn
• N. Celeborn “Tree of Silver”
• N. Celebrant “Silverlode”
• N. Celeb(rind)rath “Silverlode”
• N. celebren “of silver, like silver” ✧ Ety/KYELEP; Ety/KYELEP
• N. Celebrond “Silver-mace”
• N. Celebros “Silver Foam, Silver Rain”
• N. erceleb “*true-silver”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. kelepe > celeb	[kelepe] > [kelep] > [keleb]	✧ Ety/KYELEP

celefn

adjective. of silver

celevon

adjective. of silver

síla-

verb. to shine white

celebren

adjective. like silver (in hue or worth)