Eldamo : Gnomish : ho(n)-

G. ho(n)- pref. “grandson of” (Category: Grandson)

⚠️G. ho(n)-, pref. “grandson of” (Category: Grandson)

A prefix for “grandson of” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s related to G. sion “grandson”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶sı̯on where sy > χ > h (GL/49). Tolkien specified that it caused n-mutation as a prefix.

References ✧ GL/49, 67

Glosses

“grandson of” ✧ GL/49

Variations

ho(n) ✧ GL/49
hon- ✧ GL/67

ho(n) “grandson of” cp. siel ✧ GL/49
ho(n) “grandson of” masc. of si(n)- ✧ GL/49
ho(n) “grandson of” cp. sion ✧ GL/49
si- “granddaughter of” but properly = hon- ✧ GL/67

Derivations

< ᴱ✶sı̯on ✧ GL/49
- < χ̑on < sı̯on ✧ GL/49

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ✶sı̯on > χ̑on > ho(n)

[sjon] > [xon] > [hon]

✧ GL/49