mindo

noun. (isolated) tower

mindon

noun. (isolated) tower

Cognates

• N. minnas “tower” ✧ Ety/MINI
• N. mindon “tower, isolated hill (especially a hill with a watchtower)” ✧ Ety/MINI

Derivations

• ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out” ✧ Ety/MINI

Element in

• ᴹQ. koromindo “cupola, dome”
• ᴹQ. Menelmin(do) “Pillar of Heaven”
• ᴹQ. Ingwemindon “Tower of Ingwë” ✧ LR/222
• ᴹQ. Tiristemindon “Minas Tirith” ✧ PE22/125
• ᴹQ. Tirmindon
• ᴹQ. Larmindon

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√MINI > mindo	[mindon]	✧ Ety/MINI

Variations

• mindo ✧ Ety/MINI; PE21/08