Q. nwámë [ñ-] n. “wolvish howling” (Category: Wolf)
A word for “wolvish howling” the Outline of Phonology from the 1950s derived from primitive ✶ñgwaumē based on the root √ÑGWAW “howl” and illustrating how ancient wau would dissimilate to wā or au (PE19/106).
Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies of the 1930s Tolkien had ᴹQ. naule “wolfhowl” derived from the root ᴹ√ÑGAW “howl” (Ety/ÑGAW). This seems to have replaced ᴹQ. hu “howl” {<< ᴹQ. ñōn “growl, groan”} from the deleted root ᴹ√ÑO(NO).
Neo-Quenya: In theory nwáme and naule “howl” might coexist, but I think it is best to stick to later nwáme.
Reference ✧ PE19/106 ✧ ñwáme “wolvish howling”
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Phonetic Developments
| ✶ñgwaumē > ñwáme | [ŋgwaumē] > [ŋgwāmē] > [ŋwāmē] > [ŋwāme] > [nwāme] | ✧ PE19/106 |
ᴹQ. naule [ñ-] n. “wolfhowl” (Category: Wolf)
Reference ✧ Ety/ÑGAW ✧ “wolfhowl”
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√ÑGAW > naule | [ŋgaule] > [ŋaule] > [naule] | ✧ Ety/ÑGAW |