Eldacar
elfhelm
eldacar
masculine name. Elfhelm
The name of the 4th king of Arnor and the 21st kings of Gondor (LotR/1038), it is a compound of Elda “Elf” and the suffixal form -car of carma “helm”.
Conceptual Development: In the draft versions of The Lord of the Rings, ᴹQ. Eldakar was considered as a name for Aragorn’s father, where it was glossed “Elfhelm” (TI/366). An even earlier precursor of the name appears in The Etymologies: ᴹQ. Eldahar, where the second element is derived from the root ᴹ√KHAR “helmet” (EtyAC/KHAR).
Derivations
- ✶Eldăkāzā ✧ PE17/114
Elements
Word Gloss Elda “Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk” carma “helm” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶Eldă-kāzā > Eldă-kār(ă) > Eldacar [Eldakāsā] > [Eldakāzā] > [Eldakāza] > [Eldakaz] > [Eldakar] ✧ PE17/114 Variations
- Eldakar ✧ PMI/Eldakar
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elfhelm
masculine name. Elfhelm
eldakar
masculine name. Elfhelm
Elements
Word Gloss Elda “Elf” kár “head”
Eldacar masc. name, *"Elfhelm". Compare carma "helmet". (Appendix A)