ñgothō

noun. foe

This primitive word is attested in the form ñgothō as part of a later version of the ancient name of Morgoth, but it difficult to reconcile with attested derivatives. It would have produced S. ✱goth instead of attested coth and Q. ñotho instead of attested kotumo. It probably also means that the root ᴹ√KOT(H) and all of its derivatives would need to be altered to have an initial ✶ñg-.

Rather than eliminate all of these derivatives, this entry uses the unattested form ✶kottō as the primitive word for "foe".

Derivatives

• ᴺQ. notto “*enemy”

Element in

• ✶Moriñgotho “Black Foe” ✧ PE19/081

kottō Reconstructed

noun. foe

Derivations

• √KOT “hate; be wroth, quarrel, be wroth, quarrel, [ᴹ√]strive; [√] hate”

Derivatives

• Q. cotto “*enemy”
• S. coth “enemy, foe, enemy, foe; [N.] enmity”