Eldamo : Noldorin : neth

N. neth adj. “young” (Category: Young)

N. neth, adj. “young” (Category: Young): G. gân “young”; G. gwiw “young”

A word for “young” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ᴹ✶nethrā under the root ᴹ√NETH of the same meaning (Ety/NETH). It is not clear why the r in the primitive form was lost.

References ✧ Ety/NETH, NĪ¹; EtyAC/NIS

Glosses

“young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Element In

N. dineth “bride” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹ (di-neth); EtyAC/NIS
N. Nethwelein “Younger Gods”
N. Neth “Nessa” ✧ Ety/NETH

Cognates

ᴹQ. nessa “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Derivations

< ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹; EtyAC/NIS
< ᴹ✶nethrā “young” ✧ Ety/NETH (nethra)
- < ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NETH; Ety/NETH

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶nethra > neth

[netʰra] > [neθra] > [neθr] ? [neθ]

✧ Ety/NETH