N. gwelw n. “air (as a substance)” (Category: Air, Ether)
A noun appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s as N. gwelw “air (as a substance)” derived from primitive ᴹ✶wilwā under the root ᴹ√WIL “fly, float in air” (Ety/WIL).
Conceptual Development: An earlier precursor is G. gwail “air” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√gu̯il (GL/45).
Neo-Sindarin: If adapted to Neo-Sindarin, this word would be ᴺS. gwelu as suggested in Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary (HSD).
Reference ✧ Ety/WIL ✧ “air (as a substance)”
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| ᴹ✶wilwā > gwelw | [wilwā] > [wilwa] > [gwilwa] > [gwelwa] > [gwelw] > [gwelu] | ✧ Ety/WIL |