orthel-

verb. to roof, screen above

orthel-

verb. to roof, screen above

A verb appearing as its [Noldorin] infinitive form ortheli “roof, screen above” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, a combination of the N. or “above” with ᴹ√TEL(U) having to do with roofs (Ety/TEL).

Derivations

• ᴹ√TEL(U) “*roof” ✧ Ety/TEL

Element in

• N. orthelian “canopy” ✧ Ety/TEL

Elements

Word	Gloss
or	“above, above; [G.] onto, on top, on”
TEL(U)	“*roof”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√TEL > ortheli	[ortel-] > [ortʰel-] > [orθel-]	✧ Ety/TEL