Ilk. go prep. “from, away; patronymic” (Category: From, Away)
A preposition “from, away” marked as both Ilkorin (Ety/ƷŌ̆; PE21/60) and Doriathrin (EtyAC/ƷŌ̆). It developed from primitive ᴹ✶ʒō̆ (Ety/WŌ), with the initial [ɣ] becoming [g]. It was also used as patronymic, as in go-Thingol “*child of Thingol” (Ety/ƷŌ̆).
Conceptual Development: This preposition may be a restoration of the Gnomish patronymic G. go-². In Tolkien’s later writings, Common Eldarin: Noun Structure (EVS2) from around 1950 mentioned a similar Beleriandic preposition ho “from” derived from ✶ʒō̆ which influenced a patronymic hon based on {✶jond- >>} ✶ʒond- “son”. This late appearance was shortly before he abandoned Ilkorin/Beleriandic entirely.
References ✧ Ety/ƷŌ̆, WŌ; EtyAC/ƷŌ̆; PE21/60
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| ᴹ✶ʒo > go | [ɣo] > [go] | ✧ Ety/WŌ |