yanwë

bridge, joining, isthmus

yanwë noun "bridge, joining, isthmus" (YAT, "joining", VT49:45, 46), changed by Tolkien from yanwa (VT46:22, VT49:34)

yanwë

noun. joining, joining, [ᴹQ.] isthmus, bridge

Derivations

• √YAN “*join” ✧ VT49/45

Element in

• Q. veryanwë “wedding” ✧ VT49/45

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√YAN > yanwe	[janwe]	✧ VT49/45

Variations

• yanwe ✧ VT49/45

yaltë

bridge

yaltë noun "bridge" (GL:37); rather yanta in Tolkien's later Quenya

yanta

bridge

yanta noun "bridge", also name of tengwa #35 (Appendix E); in the Etymologies, yanta is defined as "yoke" (YAT)

yanta

noun. bridge

Cognates

• S. iant “bridge”

Derivations

• √YAN “*join”

Element in

• Q. palanyantië “telepathy”