A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “twist” with derivatives N. norð “cord” and N. norn ““twisted, knotted, crabbed, contorted” (Ety/SNUR).
Middle Primitive Elvish
ir
root. desirable, beautiful
anga
root. iron
yes
root. desire
eʒ-
verb. to be
pathnā
adjective. smooth
snur
root. twist
yē
root. to be
ē
root. to be
ī
root. to be
ī
article. the
yan
root. give
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “give” with derivatives ON. yanta- “give” and ᴹQ. Ariante “Day-bringer” (EtyAC/YAN²). Tolkien marked this entry with a “?”, and elsewhere in The Etymologies he derived ᴹQ. anta-/N. anna- “give” from ᴹ√ANA (Ety/ANA¹), so I suspect this root was a transient idea.
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “desire” with derivatives like ᴹQ. yesta- “desire” and N. iest “wish” (Ety/YES; EtyAC/YES).