herven

/'her.ven/ .zR4z@
noun
husband
plural hervin
Reconstructed from Noldorin
noun People Swadesh 207

Etymology

Root: √KHER "possess, rule, govern, have power"
Root: √BES "to wed"
kʰerbesnō › kʰerbesno › xerbesno › xerbenno › xervenno › xervenn › hervenn › herven View phonetic development in Quettamorphosis

Elements

  • KHER rule, govern root
  • benn man, male noun
  • -nō agent suffix

References

View on Eldamo

Sources: Ety/BES, Ety/KHER

Notes

More formal than "benn" or "bethron", associated with "lord".