Nandorin 

Utum

noun. Utumno

Melkor's first stronghold. The primitive form is given as Utubnu, derived from a stem TUB (LR:394), not defined as such but yielding a series of words that suggest a basic meaning "deep, lowlying". The prefixing of the stem-vowel is a common feature in strengthened primitive forms; the ending -nu seems to be used nowhere else, but Utubnu is clearly to be understood as "very low [place]". The original cluster bn comes out as m in Nandorin; cf. Quenya Utumno. The development is evidently meant to be _Utubnu > Utumnu > *Utumn > Utum_.

Nandorin [H. Fauskanger (LR:394)] < TUB. Published by

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Ossriandric

utum

place name. Utum

The Danian name for Morgoth’s stronghold ᴹQ. Utumno, developed from the same primitive form ᴹ✶Utubnu (Ety/TUB). The mechanism whereby primitive [bn] became [m] is unclear, but Helge Fauskanger suggested that [bn] > [mn] > [m] (AL-Nandorin/Utum).

Ossriandric [Ety/TUB] Group: Eldamo. Published by