Eldamo : Noldorin : thinna-

N. thinna- v. “to fade, *(lit.) become grey” (Category: to Fade)

N. thinna-, v. “to fade, *(lit.) become grey” (Category: to Fade): N. gwinna- “to fade”; G. thin- “to skim”

A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “fade” derived from ON. thintha- under the root ᴹ√THIN having to do with grey things (Ety/THIN), so perhaps more literally “*become grey”.

Reference ✧ Ety/THIN ✧ thinna “fade”

Cognates

ᴹQ. sinta- “to fade, *(lit.) become grey” ✧ Ety/THIN
ON. thintha- “to fade” ✧ Ety/THIN

Derivations

< ON. thintha- “to fade” ✧ Ety/THIN
- < ᴹ√THIN “*grey” ✧ Ety/THIN

Phonetic Developments

ON. thintha > thinna

[θinθa-] > [θinna-]

✧ Ety/THIN