A verb for “catch” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√GAT (Ety/GAT). The root also had a Quenya derivative ᴹQ. atsa “catch, hook, claw”.
Conceptual Development: A possible precursor is G. croctha- “catch, snare, trap” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, a verb form of G. crog “hook” (GL/27).
A verb for “catch” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√GAT (Ety/GAT). The root also had a Quenya derivative ᴹQ. atsa “catch, hook, claw”.
Conceptual Development: A possible precursor is G. croctha- “catch, snare, trap” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, a verb form of G. crog “hook” (GL/27).