Eldamo : Middle Primitive Elvish : AIWĒ

ᴹ√AIWĒ root. “(small) bird”

ᴹ√AIWĒ root. “(small) bird”

A “root” (more likely just a primitive word) appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s as the basic for the words ᴹQ. aiwe, N. aew “small bird” (Ety/AIWĒ). A precursor ᴱ√aı̯² to this root appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives ᴱQ. aiwe, G. aigli “bird” (GL/17). The continued appearance of Q. aiwë (UT/401) and S. aew (S/119) in later writings strongly indicates this primitive form remained valid in Tolkien’s later writings.

Reference ✧ Ety/AIWĒ ✧ “(small) bird”

Derivatives

> ᴹQ. aiwe “(small) bird” ✧ Ety/AIWĒ
- ⇒ ᴹQ. Aiwenóre “Birdland, lower air” ✧ Ety/AIWĒ
> N. aew “(small) bird” ✧ Ety/AIWĒ

ᴱ√AYA² root.

See ᴹ√AIWĒ for discussion.

Reference ✧ GL/17 ✧ aı̯²

Derivatives

⇒ ‽ᴱ✶ai-idh “nest” ✧ GL/17
- > G. aidha “nest” ✧ GL/17
⇒ ‽ᴱ✶aı̯·ind “birds nest”
- > G. end “birds nest” ✧ GL/32
> ᴱQ. aiwe “bird” ✧ GL/17
> G. aigli “bird” ✧ GL/17
> G. aivor “rookery, colony of birds” ✧ GL/17