N. nem n. “nose” (Category: Nose)
A word for “nose” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, with archaic form nemb and derived from ᴹ√NEÑ-WI (Ety/NEÑ-WI), an elaboration of the shorter root ᴹ√NEÑ (EtyAC/NEÑ-WI). The mb is a result of the Old Noldorin change of labialized velars into labials (ñw > ñgw > mb), a sound change that also occurred in Sindarin.
Conceptual Development: Similar but earlier “nose” words include G. nûn {“a nostril” >>} “a nose (of men only)” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/61) and ᴱN. {nheth >>} neth “nose” in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/151).
Reference ✧ Ety/NEÑ-WI ✧ “nose”
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| ᴹ✶NEÑ-WI > nemb > nem | [neŋwi] > [neŋgwi] > [neŋgwe] > [nembe] > [nemb] > [nemb] > [nemm] > [nem] | ✧ Ety/NEÑ-WI |
ᴱN. neth n. “nose” (Category: Nose)
References ✧ PE13/151
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| nith | plural | ✧ PE13/151 |