Eldamo : Noldorin : taw

N. taw adj. “of wool, woollen” (Category: Wool)

N. taw, adj. “of wool, woollen” (Category: Wool)

A word appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√TOW, apparently the cognate of the adjective ᴹQ. toa “of wool, woollen” (Ety/TOW).

Reference ✧ Ety/TOW ✧ “of wool, woollen”

S. taw¹ “wood as material” is a homonym of taw “of wool, woollen”

Cognates

ᴹQ. toa “of wool, woollen” ✧ Ety/TOW

Derivations

< ᴹ√TOW “*wool” ✧ Ety/TOW

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√TOW > taw

[towa] ? [toua] > [taua] > [tau]

✧ Ety/TOW