Eldamo : Sindarin : him¹

S. #him¹ adv. and adj. “ever” (Category: Always)

S. #him¹, adv. and adj. “ever, [N.] enduring, continually; steadfast, abiding” (Category: Always)

A word appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√KHIM “stick, cleave, adhere”, having the glosses “steadfast, abiding” and also usable as an adverb meaning “enduring, continually” (Ety/KHIM; EtyAC/KHIM). It appeared as an element in the name Himring “Ever-cold” from The Silmarillion (S/123).

Reference ✧ S/123 ✧ #him “ever”

Element In

S. Himring “Ever-cold” ✧ S/123

N. him adv. and adj. “enduring, continually; steadfast, abiding” (Category: Patience, Endurance)

See S. #him¹ for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/KHIM; EtyAC/KHIM

Glosses

“enduring, continually” ✧ Ety/KHIM
“steadfast, abiding” ✧ Ety/KHIM

Changes

him “continually” »» him “enduring, continually” ✧ EtyAC/KHIM

Element In

N. Himring “Ever-cold”

Cognates

ᴹQ. himba “adhering, sticking” ✧ Ety/KHIM

Derivations

< ᴹ√KHIM “adhere, stick, cleave [to]” ✧ Ety/KHIM; Ety/KHIM

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√KHIM > him

[kʰimbe] > [ximbe] > [ximb] > [himb] > [himb] > [himm] > [him]

✧ Ety/KHIM