Sindarin
Balrogs
Balrogs
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Early Quenya
malkarauke
proper name. Balrogs, fire-demons, balrogs, fire demon, Melko’s demons
Early Noldorin
lungorthin
masculine name. Lord of Balrogs
Balrog is Sindarin for "Demon of Might" from bal-, "power" and raug, rog, "demon". The Quenya form Valarauko points to a possible Primitive Quendian form *balaraukô. In the earlier Etymologies, the word Balrog was derived from ñgwalaraukô, but this is inconsistent with Quenya Valarauko. A list of Old English equivalents of Elvish words, glosses Balrog as having the equivalent Bealuwearg and Bealubroga. As noted by Christopher Tolkien, the Old English word contains the elements bealu ("evil"; as in bale(ful)) and wearg ("wolf, outlaw") or broga ("terror").