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Early Quenya

silt-

verb. to sift, sort out, winnow

Cognates

  • G. thlid- “to sort out, sift, sieve, discriminate”

Derivations

Element in

  • Eq. siltina “winnowed” ✧ QL/084

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶sḷt- > salsie[sḹtie] > [saltie] > [saltsie] > [salsie]✧ PE14/058
ᴱ✶sḷt- > silte[sḷt-] > [silt-]✧ PE14/058
ᴱ√SḶTḶ > silt-[sḷt-] > [silt-]✧ QL/084
ᴱ√SḶTḶ > salte-[sḹte-] > [salte-]✧ QL/084
Early Quenya [PE14/058; QL/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by