tellen

noun. sole of foot

tellen

noun. sole of foot

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “sole of foot” derived from primitive ᴹ✶talrunya, effectively a combination of N. tâl “foot” and N. rhein < ᴹ✶runya (Ety/RUN), where the a of tal- became e via i-affection, the ancient lr became ll, and the ei in rhein reduced to e as it often did in unstressed final syllables in Noldorin.

Neo-Sindarin: In Sindarin phonetics, the likely derivative of primitive ✶talrunya would be ᴺS. tellyn; compare S. eryn < ✶oronyē (PE17/119).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. tallune “sole of foot” ✧ Ety/RUN; Ety/TAL

Derivations

• ᴹ✶talrunya “sole of foot” ✧ Ety/RUN; Ety/TAL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶tal-runya > tellœin > tellen	[talrunja] > [tallunja] > [tallonja] > [tallonia] > [tellœnia] > [tellœni] > [tellœin] > [tellein] > [tellen]	✧ Ety/RUN
ᴹ✶talrunya > tellein > tellen	[talrunja] > [tallunja] > [tallonja] > [tallonia] > [tellœnia] > [tellœni] > [tellœin] > [tellein] > [tellen]	✧ Ety/TAL

Variations

• telloein ✧ EtyAC/RUN

tellein

noun. sole of foot

tellœin

noun. sole of foot