Noldorin
orthel-
verb. to roof, screen above
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
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).