Q. #meldo n. “friend, lover”

Q. #meldo, n. “friend, lover”

References ✧ VT49/40; WJ/412

Related

• #meldo “friend, lover” likely replaced ᴹQ. sermo “friend [m.]”
• #meldo “friend, lover” likely replaced ᴹQ. seron “friend”
• meldenya “*my friend” is apparently the feminine form of meldonya “*my friend” ✧ VT49/40

Inflections

meldonya	1st-sg-poss	“*my friend”	✧ VT49/40
meldor	plural	“lovers, friends”	✧ WJ/412

Element In

• Q. Eldameldor “Elf-friends, Elf-lovers” ✧ WJ/412
• Q. nai elen siluva parma-restalyanna meldonya “*may a star shine upon your book-fair, my friend” ✧ VT49/38

Cognates

• S. mellon “friend” ✧ WJ/412 (mellyn)

Derivations

• < √MEL “love”

ᴹQ. meldo n. “(friend), lover”

Reference ✧ EtyAC/MEL ✧ “(friend), lover”

Cognates

• N. meldis “friend (f.)” ✧ EtyAC/MEL (meldir)
• N. mellon “friend” ✧ EtyAC/MEL (mellon)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√MEL “love (as friend)” ✧ EtyAC/MEL (MEL)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MEL > meldo

[meldo] > [melðo] > [meldo]

✧ EtyAC/MEL