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LEWEK root. “worm”

LEWEK root. “worm”

A root glossed “worm” appearing in etymological notes from the late 1950s or early 1960s serving as the basis for Q. leuca and S. lŷg “snake” (PE17/160), words that also appeared in Appendix E to The Lord of the Rings (LotR/1115). A possible precursor to this root is indicated by “snake” words from the Qenya and Gnomish Lexicons of the 1910s: ᴱQ. lin² (ling-) and G. ling (QL/54; GL/54), probably derived from *ᴱ√LIŊI.

Reference ✧ PE17/160 ✧ “worm”

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*ᴱ√LIŊI root. “snake”

See √LEWEK for discussion.

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