The word obviously contains the suffix -le which is typically used to derive nouns from verbs. If so, the core of the word is a possible verb hanta- "give thanks" to which -le is suffixed. The words hantale and hanta- possibly derive from the root HAN "increase, honor".
Quenya
hantalë
thanksgiving
hantalë
noun. thanksgiving
Element in
- Q. Eruhantalë “Thanksgiving of Eru” ✧ UT/214
Elements
Word Gloss hanta- “to thank, give thanks” -lë “abstract noun, adverb”
hantalë
hantalë
hantalë noun "thanksgiving", isolated from Eruhantalë (UT:166; see also VT43:14). A verbal stem #hanta- "thank, give thanks" may apparently be isolated from this word.