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It was seen in names of the Elves of [[Cuiviénen]] and the [[Great March]]: | It was seen in names of the Elves of [[Cuiviénen]] and the [[Great March]]: | ||
[[Minwe]], [[Tatwe]], [[Nerwe]], [[Morwe]], [[Ingwe]], [[Finwe]], [[Elwe]], [[Olwe]], [[Nowe]]. Perhaps it was seen also in [[Manwe]] and perhaps [[Elenwë]] (feminine name) | [[Minwe]], [[Tatwe]], [[Nerwe]], [[Morwe]], [[Nurwe]], [[Ingwe]], [[Finwe]], [[Elwe]], [[Olwe]], [[Nowe]]. Perhaps it was seen also in [[Manwe]] and perhaps [[Elenwë]] (feminine name) | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
From [[PQ]] ending ''[[-wego]]'' < [[root]] [[WEG]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> | From [[PQ]] ending ''[[-wego]]'' < [[root]] [[WEG]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:58, 10 November 2010
-wë is a Quenya suffix used mainly in masculine names more usual in the First Age.
It was seen in names of the Elves of Cuiviénen and the Great March: Minwe, Tatwe, Nerwe, Morwe, Nurwe, Ingwe, Finwe, Elwe, Olwe, Nowe. Perhaps it was seen also in Manwe and perhaps Elenwë (feminine name)
Etymology
From PQ ending -wego < root WEG[1]
Cognates
The element is seen in names of Quenya form. It didn't seem to survive in other languages, other than the element -u seen only in the name Elu (from Elwe)
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- Quenya-English Wordlist compiled by Helge Kåre Fauskanger
