A Doriathrin noun for “tree” derived from the root ᴹ√GÁLAD (Ety/GALAD), probably from a primitive form ✱✶galadā with the second a lost due to the Ilkorin Syncope. Note that the first element [[ilk|[gal-] did not reduce to [gl-]]] because the initial syllable was stressed in the primitive word.
Doriathrin
orn
noun. tree
Cognates
- ᴹQ. orne “(high isolated) tree” ✧ Ety/ÓR-NI
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ÓRON > orn [ornē] > [orne] > [orn] ✧ Ety/NEL ᴹ✶ÓR-NI > orn [orni] > [orne] > [orn] ✧ Ety/ÓR-NI
gald
noun. tree
Cognates
- ᴹQ. alda “tree” ✧ Ety/GALAD
Derivations
Element in
- Ilk. galbreth “beech” ✧ Ety/GALAD
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√GÁLAD > gald [galadā] > [galada] > [galda] > [gald] ✧ Ety/GALAD
tund
adjective. tall
An adjective for “tall” derived from primitive ᴹ✶tundā (Ety/TUN). It is an example of how the Ilkorin a-affection was prevented or reverted before [nd], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/tund).
Cognates
- ᴹQ. tunda “tall” ✧ Ety/TUN
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶tundā > tund [tundā] > [tunda] > [tonda] > [tunda] > [tund] ✧ Ety/TUN
A Doriathrin noun for “tree” derived from the root ᴹ√ÓR-NI or ᴹ√ÓRON (Ety/ÓR-NI, EtyAC/NEL). According Tolkien, it was “in Doriath used especially of beech, but as a suffix [it was] used of any tree of any size” (Ety/ÓR-NI). The root ᴹ√ÓR-NI in The Etymologies suggests a primitive form of ᴹ✶ornĭ, but elsewhere Tolkien indicated the primitive form was ᴹ✶ornē (e.g. on SD/302). Both primitive forms would have produced Ilk. orn, as noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/orn).