Eldamo : Noldorin : ûn¹

N. ûn¹ n. “creature” (Category: Animal)

N. ûn¹, n. “creature” (Category: Animal)

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “creature” derived from the root ᴹ√ONO “beget” (Ety/ONO), perhaps from a primitive form *ōno with ancient ō becoming ū.

Reference ✧ Ety/ONO ✧ ûn “creature”

ûn¹ “creature” seems to apply to any kind of creature, as opposed to more limited word S. lavan “animal”

Cognates

ᴹQ. onna “creature” ✧ Ety/ONO

Derivations

< ᴹ√NŌ/ONO “beget” ✧ Ety/ONO (ONO)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√ONO > ûn

[ōno] > [ūno] > [ūn]

✧ Ety/ONO