S. †im³ n. “valley” (Category: Dale, Valley)
An archaic element meaning “valley” that survived only in compounds, a derivation of ✶imbi “between” (VT47/14). The basic sense “valley” was transferred to its more elaborate form imlad as in Imladris “Rivendell”, and †im “valley” fell out of use due to its conflicted with other words like the reflexive pronoun im.
Conceptual Development: N. imm “dell, deep vale” was mentioned in The Etymologies of the 1930s as a derivative of the root ᴹ√IMBE, alongside its elaboration N. imlad of the same meaning (Ety/IMBE).
References ✧ VT42/18; VT47/14
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Element In
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Phonetic Developments
| ✶imbi > imm > im | [imbi] > [imbe] > [imb] > [imm] > [imm] > [im] | ✧ VT47/14 |
N. imm n. “dell, deep vale” (Category: Dale, Valley)
Reference ✧ EtyAC/IMBE ✧ “dell, deep vale”
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√IMBE > im(b) > imm | [imbe] > [imb] > [imb] > [imm] > [im] | ✧ EtyAC/IMBE |