N. thuia- v. “to breathe” (Category: to Breathe; Breath)
A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “breathe” derived from the root ᴹ√THŪ “puff, blow” (Ety/THŪ).
Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, Tolkien gave G. festa- “breath” (GL/35), likely derived from the early root ᴱ√ǶEHE “breathe” (QL/41).
References ✧ Ety/THŪ
Inflections
| thuio | infinitive | “breathe” | ✧ Ety/THŪ |
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√THŪ > thuio | [tʰūja-] > [tʰuia-] > [θuia-] | ✧ Ety/THŪ |
G. festa- v. “to breath[e]” (Category: to Breathe; Breath)
Reference ✧ GL/35 ✧ “breath”
Elements
| fest | “breath, breathing” | ✧ GL/35 |