Gnomish
tereg
noun. worm
Cognates
- Eq. teste “small worm”
Derivations
- ᴱ√TEÐE “pierce, boring”
Variations
- terch ✧ GL/70
terch
noun. worm
gwem
noun. worm
Cognates
- Eq. wembe “worm”
Derivations
- ᴱ√GWEVE “*worm”
Element in
- G. gwembel “weevil” ✧ GL/45
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!
A noun appearing as G. gwem “worm” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/45), probably derived from the early root ᴱ√GWEVE that was the basis for “worm” words in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/103).
Neo-Sindarin: I think this word is worth retaining as (archaic?) ᴺS. gwem “worm” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin as a derivative of the Neo-Root ᴺ√WEB, though I expect the 1964 word S. leweg “worm” is more commonly used.