egnas

noun. sharp point

egnas

noun. peak

egnas

noun. sharp point, peak

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “sharp point, peak” (EtyAC/EK), apparently a combination of ᴹ√EK “(sharp) point” and ᴹ√NAS “point, sharp end”, so perhaps literally “pointy point”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
EK	“spear, (sharp) point, thorn”
NAS	“point, sharp end”

nass

noun. point, (sharp) end

nass

noun. angle or corner

ment

noun. point

ment

noun. point

Cognates

• ᴹQ. mente “point, end, point, end; [ᴱQ.] peak, tip” ✧ Ety/MET

Derivations

• ᴹ√MET “end” ✧ Ety/MET

Element in

• N. Mornvenniath “Black Mountains”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√MET > ment	[mente] > [mentʰe] > [menθe] > [menθ] > [ment]	✧ Ety/MET

thela

noun. point (of spear)

egthel

noun. point (of spear)

ecthel

noun. point (of spear)