ᴹQ. rangwe n. “fathom” (Category: to Measure)
A noun for a “fathom” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶rakmē under the root ᴹ√RAK “stretch out, reach” (Ety/RAK). It is unclear whether this was an English fathom (6 feet) or some Middle Earth measure of similar length.
Reference ✧ Ety/RAK ✧ “fathom”
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| ᴹ✶rakmē > rangwe | [rakmē] > [ragmē] > [raŋmē] > [raŋgwē] > [raŋgwē] | ✧ Ety/RAK |