dolt

adjective. dark, dusky, obscure

dolt

adjective. obscure

dolt

noun. round knob, boss

dolt

noun. round knob, boss

A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “round knob, boss” under the root ᴹ√NDOL (Ety/NDOL).

Derivations

• ᴹ√NDOL “*head” ✧ Ety/NDOL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NDOL > dolt	[ndolto] > [ndoltʰo] > [ndolθo] > [dolθo] > [dolθ] > [dolt]	✧ Ety/NDOL
ᴹ√NDOL > dylt	[ndoltī] > [ndolti] > [ndoltʰi] > [ndolθi] > [dolθi] > [dulθi] > [dylθi] > [dylθ] > [dylt]	✧ Ety/NDOL

Variations

• dolt ✧ Ety/NDOL

doll

adjective. dark, dusky, obscure

doll

adjective. obscure, dark, dusky, hidden, secret

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nulla “dark, dusky, obscure; hidden, secret” ✧ Ety/DUL; Ety/NDUL; EtyAC/DUL; EtyAC/DUL

Derivations

• ᴹ✶ndulna “secret” ✧ Ety/DUL
  • ᴹ√(N)DUL “hide, conceal” ✧ Ety/DUL
• ᴹ✶ndulla “dark, dusky, obscure” ✧ Ety/NDUL; EtyAC/DUL; EtyAC/DUL
  • ᴹ√(N)DUL “hide, conceal” ✧ Ety/NDUL; Ety/DUL

Element in

• N. dolen “hidden, secret” ✧ Ety/DUL
• N. Dolwethil “(Woman of) Secret Shadow”
• N. Gondolin “Heart of Hidden Rock” ✧ EtyAC/DUL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶ndulna > doll	[ndulna] > [ndulla] > [dulla] > [dolla] > [doll]	✧ Ety/DUL
ᴹ✶ndulla > doll	[ndulla] > [dulla] > [dolla] > [doll]	✧ Ety/NDUL

Variations

• dolt ✧ Ety/DUL

corn

adjective. round, globed

dûr

adjective. dark, sombre

dûr

adjective. dark

Cognates

• ᴹQ. lóna “dark” ✧ Ety/DOƷ

Derivations

• ᴹ√DOƷ “night” ✧ Ety/DOƷ

Element in

• N. Barad-dûr “Dark Tower”
• N. Dureledh “Dark-elf” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
• N. Durion “Dark-elf” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
• N. Durthang
• N. durgul “sorcery”
• N. Magladhûr “Black-sword”
• N. Ennyn Dûr “Gates of Mordor” ✧ WR/113 (Ennyn Dûr)

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√DOƷ/DÔ > dûr	[dōr] > [dūr]	✧ Ety/DOƷ

Variations

• Dûr ✧ WR/113

hithui

adjective. misty

Element in

• N. Eredhithui “Misty Mountains” ✧ TI/124
• N. Hithui “November, *Misty-one”

Elements

Word	Gloss
hîth	“mist”
-ui	“adjective suffix”