solch

noun. root (especially as edible)

solch

noun. root (especially as edible)

A noun in The Etymologies from around 1937 glossed “root (especially as edible)” and derived from ᴹ√SULUK (Ety/SÚLUK).

Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. tarc “root (especially edible roots)” and related G. tricthon {“slender fibrous root” >>} “(fibrous fine) root”, both derived from ᴱ√tṛk (GL/69, 71).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. sulka “root (especially as edible)” ✧ Ety/SÚLUK

Derivations

• On. sulkha “root (especially as edible)” ✧ Ety/SÚLUK
  • ᴹ√SULUK “*root (especially as edible)” ✧ Ety/SÚLUK

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. sulkha > solch	[sulxa] > [solxa] > [solx]	✧ Ety/SÚLUK