nand

noun. field, valley

A Doriathrin noun meaning “field, valley” (Ety/NAD), also appearing as nan and described as “land at foot of hill with many streams” (EtyAC/NAD).

Changes

• nand → nand “field, mead” ✧ Ety/NAD

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nanda “water-mead, watered plain” ✧ Ety/NAD

Derivations

• ᴹ√NAD “*plain, valley” ✧ Ety/NAD

Element in

• Ilk. Nan-Dairon “*Valley of Dairon”
• Ilk. Nan Dungorthin “Vale of Black Horror” ✧ Ety/NAD

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NAD > nand	[nanda] > [nand]	✧ Ety/NAD

Variations

• Nan ✧ EtyAC/NAD (Dor. Nan)

dôr

noun. land

A Doriathrin noun for “land” (EtyAC/NDOR) apparently from primitive ᴹ✶ndorē (Ety/NDOR). If its primitive form indeed had a short [o], then this word may be an example of how short vowels sometimes lengthened in monosyllables in Ilkorin.

Cognates

• N. dôr “land, dwelling-place, region where certain people live” ✧ Ety/NDOR

Derivations

• ᴹ✶ndorē “land, dwelling-place, region where certain people live” ✧ Ety/NDOR
  • ᴹ√NDOR “dwell, stay, rest, abide” ✧ Ety/NDOR

Element in

• Ilk. Argador “[Land] Outside the Fence”
• Ilk. Lómendor
• Ilk. Dorthonion “Land of Pines” ✧ Ety/THŌN
• Ilk. Eglador “Land of the Elves”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶ndorē > dôr	[ndorē] > [ndore] > [ndor] > [ndōr] > [dōr]	✧ Ety/NDOR

Variations

• Dor ✧ Ety/THŌN