Ilk. cwend n. “Elf” (Category: Elf, Fairy)
A Doriathrin noun meaning “Elf” derived from primitive ᴹ✶kwenedē (EtyAC/KWEN(ED)), an example of the Ilkorin syncope.
Conceptual Development: This word is nearly identical to earlier Gnomish Cwenn “Elf” before Tolkien revised the phonological history of the Noldorin language so that [kw] became [p].
Reference ✧ EtyAC/KWEN(ED) ✧ Dor. cwend “Elf”
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| ᴹ✶kwenedē > cwend | [kwenedē] > [kwenede] > [kwende] > [kwend] | ✧ EtyAC/KWEN(ED) |