N. -we suf. “masculine suffix” (Category: Male)

Reference ✧ Ety/WEG

Element In

• N. Bronwe ✧ Ety/WEG
• N. Elwe
• N. Finwe
• N. Fionwe
• N. Manwe

Derivations

• < ON. -wega “masculine name” ✧ Ety/WEG
  • < ᴹ✶wegō “man; warrior” ✧ Ety/WEG (-wego)
    • < ᴹ√WEG “(manly) vigour” ✧ Ety/ING; Ety/WEG

Phonetic Developments

ON. -wega > -we

[-wega] > [-weɣa] > [-weɣ] > [-we]

✧ Ety/WEG

G. -weg suf. “masculine suffix” (Category: Male)

References ✧ GL/21, 24, 28, 30, 32, 34, 42; LT1A/Bronweg, Finwë, Manwë, Vailimo; PE13/109

Related

• -win “*female suffix” is the feminine equivalent to -weg “masculine suffix”

Elements

gweg

“man, male of the Elda”

suffix

✧ LT1A/Bronweg

Element In

• G. aithweg “warrior” ✧ PE13/109
• G. bridhweg “liege (m.)” ✧ GL/24
• G. bridhwig “liege (f.)”
• G. mothweg “shepherd”
• G. badweg “traveller; pedlar” ✧ GL/21 (badweg)
• G. Bronweg “Constant One” ✧ LT1A/Bronweg
• G. curdhweg “sinner [m.]” ✧ GL/28
• G. driodweg “hero, warrior” ✧ GL/30
• G. enweg “name sake” ✧ GL/32
• G. faronweg “foreigner (m.)” ✧ GL/34
• G. fedhirweg “lawman, lawyer” ✧ GL/34
• G. felweg “one’s fellow or equal, rival” ✧ GL/34
• G. finweg “craftsman, man of skill” ✧ LT1A/Finwë
• G. gothweg “warrior” ✧ GL/42
• G. horweg “an ancient, old man” ✧ LT1A/Vailimo (Chorweg)
• G. Manweg ✧ LT1A/Manwë

Cognates

• ᴱQ. -we²