queren

pivot

#queren noun "pivot" (PE17:65), only cited as a stem-form querend-. (Cf. peltas.) It is unclear whether Tolkien rejected this word or not.

queren

noun. pivot, revolving center

Derivations

• √KWER “revolve, revolve, [ᴱ√] turn” ✧ PE17/065

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√KWER > querend-	[kwerende] > [kwerend] > [kweren]	✧ PE17/065

peltas

pivot

peltas (peltax-, as in pl. peltaxi ["ks"]) noun "pivot" (PEL, TAK)