A word glossed “dwelling underground, artificial cave or rockhewn hall” derived from the root √s-rot (PM/365 note #56), appearing in 1959 notes discussing the origin of the name of Felagund, which in that document was based on a Khuzdul name.
Quenya
hróta
dwelling underground, artificial cave or rockhewn hall
hróta
noun. dwelling underground, artificial cave or rockhewn hall
Cognates
- ᴺS. rhûd “dwelling underground, artifical cave, rockhewn hall, mine”
Derivations
- √ROT “cave; delve underground, dig, excavate, tunnel, [ᴹ√] bore; [ᴱ√] hollow, delve underground, dig, excavate, tunnel, [ᴹ√] bore; [ᴱ√] hollow; [√]cave” ✧ PM/365
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √rot/s-rot > hróta [srōta] > [r̥ōta] ✧ PM/365
hróta noun "dwelling underground, artificial cave or rockhewn hall" (PM:365)