A neologism coined by Paul Strack in 2022 specifically for Eldamo, the Sindarin equivalent of Q. fanwë of the same meaning.
Quenya
fanwë
noun. vapour, steam
Sindarin
fanu
noun. vapour, steam
gwing
noun. spindrift, flying spray
gwing
noun. foam (properly a flying spume or spindrift blown off wavetops)
gwing
spindrift
gwing (i **wing) (foam, spume, spray blown off wave-tops), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwing**)
gwing
spindrift
(i ’wing) (foam, spume, spray blown off wave-tops), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwing)
Noldorin
gwing
noun. spindrift, flying spray
gwing
noun. foam (properly a flying spume or spindrift blown off wavetops)
gwing
noun. spindrift, flying spray
Primitive elvish
ros
root. spindrift, spray, spindrift, spray; [ᴹ√] distil, drip
This root appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s as ᴹ√ROS “distil, drip” with derivatives like ᴹQ. rosse “fine rain, dew” and N. rhoss “rain”, the latter an element in N. Celebros “Silver-rain” (Ety/ROS¹). In later versions of The Silmarillion, the name S. Celebros was translated “Foam-silver” (WJ/151), indicating a shift in meaning, though the element still meant “rain” in other later names like S. Silivros “Sparkling Rain” (MR/155) and S. Dimrost “Rainy Stair” (S/220).
Tolkien discussed this root at length in a 1968 essay labeled The Problem of Ros (PM/367-371). He indicated that by this point, the intended meaning of the root √ROS was “spindrift, spray”, but he felt this meaning was problematic due to its conflict in Sindarin with S. ross “red haired” and the similarity of the root to Latin “rōs” = “dew” (PM/368). He then launched into a lengthy discussion formulating a new theory whereby the element -ros was actually Beorian to explain its use in various Beleriandic names, only to remember at the last minute that he had also used this element in the Third Age place name S. Cair Andros “Ship of Long Foam”, rendering his alternate theories unviable (PM/371). Presumably at this point the original meaning of the root was restored.
Edain
wing Reconstructed
noun. spray, spindrift
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Gnomish
tuim
noun. steam
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s originally glossed “bud”, but this was revised to “steam” (GL/71). Before the change in gloss, this word was probably derived from the early root ᴱ√TUẎU which had various bud-related derivatives (QL/96), but after the change its etymology is unclear.
Early Quenya
ruku-
verb. to steam, smoke, reek
An intransitive verb glossed “to steam, smoke, reek” appearing in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√RUKU “smoke, reek” (QL/80).
Doriathrin
gwing
noun. spindrift, flying spray
A noun for “spindrift, flying spray” derived from primitive ᴹ✶wingē (Ety/WIG). Here the [[ilk|initial [w] became [gw]]].
A word for “vapour, steam” in some 1957 notes, derived from the same root √PHAN that is the basis for Q. fanya “cloud” (NM/237).