Eldamo : Noldorin : telch

N. telch n. “stem” (Category: Branch)

N. telch, n. “stem” (Category: Branch): G. thripthon “stem”

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “stem” under the root ᴹ√TELEK “stalk, stem, leg” (Ety/TÉLEK). Its Quenya cognate Q. telco “stem, leg” continued to appear in Tolkien’s later writings (PE17/122; LotR/1118).

Neo-Sindarin: Conceivably this word might also mean “leg” like its Quenya cognate. However, I recommend using this word only for its attested gloss “stem” and suggest ᴺS. teleg for “leg”; see that entry for details.

References ✧ Ety/TÉLEK

Glosses

“stem” ✧ Ety/TÉLEK

Variations

telch ✧ Ety/TÉLEK

ᴺS. !teleg “leg” vs. telch “stem”

Inflections

tilch

plural

✧ Ety/TÉLEK

Cognates

ᴹQ. telko “leg, stem” ✧ Ety/TÉLEK

Derivations

< ᴹ√TELEK “stalk, stem, leg” ✧ Ety/TÉLEK (TÉLEK); Ety/TÉLEK (TÉLEK)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√TÉLEK > telch	[telku] > [telko] > [telkʰo] > [telxo] > [telx]	✧ Ety/TÉLEK
ᴹ√TÉLEK > tilch	[telkī] > [telki] > [telkʰi] > [telxi] > [tilxi] > [tilx]	✧ Ety/TÉLEK