A deleted root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with Quenya derivatives having to do with “place” (EtyAC/ES). In later writings, Q. nómë was the word for “place”.
Middle Primitive Elvish
dēr
noun. man
wegtē
noun. manhood
ʒan
root. male
bányā
adjective. beautiful
ata
root. father
atar
noun. father
atū
noun. father
es
root. *place
kwen(ed)
root. Elf
kwenedē
noun. Elf
ndūne
noun. west
nō-
?. male
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “male” and used in this sense for both people and animals (Ety/ƷAN). Its principle derivatives are ᴹQ. hanu/N. anw “male (person or animal)”, so it might more properly be ✱ᴹ√ƷAN+U.