Eldamo : Noldorin : nedhw

N. nedhw n. “bolster, cushion” (Category: Bed)

⚠️N. nedhw, n. “bolster, cushion” (Category: Bed): ᴺS. ^nedhu “bolster, cushion”

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ᴹ✶nidwō “bolster, cushion” under the root ᴹ√NID “lean against” (Ety/NID). The ancient stressed wō became wa (ON. nidwa), which resulted in a-affection changing i to e to produce nedhw.

Neo-Sindarin: Many Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. nedhu “bolster, cushion” to better reflect the actual pronunciation, as suggested in Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary (HSD). Compare S. madu < madw̯ (PE17/148).

References ✧ Ety/NID; EtyAC/NID

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Derivations

< ON. nidwa¹ “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID
- < ᴹ✶nidwō “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID
  - < ᴹ√NID¹ “lean against” ✧ Ety/NID

Phonetic Developments

ON. nidwa > nedhw

[nidwa] > [niðwa] > [neðwa] > [neðw] > [neðu]