ne

root. *in

A rejected root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with a strengthened form ✱ndē̆ serving as the basis for the prefix in N. nestag- “insert”, possibly related to ᴹ√NED “middle” (EtyAC/NĒ̆). The strengthened form may have been replaced by the root ᴹ√(N)DI “in” (EtyAC/NDI), but in later writing ✶ndī was given the meaning “beneath, not touching, under” (PE17/95). Despite the rejection of the root, the verb N. nestag- “insert” remained unmodified under the root ᴹ√STAK (Ety/STAK), and there is further evidence for the ne- prefix in the verb N. neledh- “enter” appearing on the 1936 draft of Thror’s Map from this same time period (TAI/150).

Neo-Eldarin: For purposes of Neo-Eldarin, I think it is worth retaining this (Noldorin and Sindarin-only?) prefix ne- “in”.

nē

adverb. was; then, ago

nĕ

suffix. ?genitive

-nē

suffix. past suffix

ene

root. ?genitive

A root mentioned in Primitive Quendian Structure: Final Consonants from 1936 as the basis for the 1930s genitive suffix ᴹQ. -n. In later writings, the Quenya genitive suffix became Q. -o, and the dative suffix -n was given a new etymology from √NA/ANA, so likely ᴹ√ENE fell out of Tolkien’s favor for this particular use.

lep(e)ne

noun. five

ndē̆-

prefix. in, inside

kwǣnē

noun. small gull, petrel

lepen

root. five

mī/imi

root. in, inside

(n)di

root. in

eʒ-

verb. to be

imi

root. in

kalrondō

noun. hero

kar-

verb. make, do, are [sic, should be ‘is’] making it

lepek

root. five

ta

root. that

yē

root. to be

ē

root. to be

ī

root. to be