mallorn

noun. gold tree

Elements

Word	Gloss
malt	“gold (as metal)”
orn	“tree”

Variations

• Mallorn ✧ TI/226

orn

noun. (any large) tree

orn

noun. tree

Cognates

• ᴹQ. orne “(high isolated) tree” ✧ Ety/ÓR-NI

Derivations

• ᴹ✶ornē “(high) tree” ✧ Ety/ÓR-NI; SD/302
  • ᴹ√ORON “high tree”
  • ᴹ√RŌ/ORO “rise, up, high” ✧ Ety/ORO

Element in

• N. Brethorn “Forest of Brethil” ✧ EtyAC/NEL
• N. Keleborn
• N. Celeborn “Tree of Silver”
• N. Fangorn “Treebeard”
• N. mallorn “gold tree”
• N. Melthinorn “Tree of Gold” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶ÓR-NI > orn	[orni] > [orne] > [orn]	✧ Ety/ÓR-NI
ᴹ✶ÓR-NI > yrn	[ornī] > [orni] > [urni] > [yrni] > [yrn]	✧ Ety/ÓR-NI
ᴹ✶ornē > orn	[ornē] > [orne] > [orn]	✧ SD/302

galadh

noun. tree

galadh

noun. tree

Cognates

• ᴹQ. alda “tree” ✧ Ety/GALAD; Ety/GALAD; LR/041; PE22/047; SD/302

Derivations

• ᴹ√GALAD “tree” ✧ Ety/GALAD; Ety/GALAD
  • ᴹ√GAL “grow, thrive” ✧ Ety/GALA
• ᴹ✶galadā “tree” ✧ SD/302
  • ᴹ√GALAD “tree”
  • ᴹ√GAL “grow, thrive” ✧ Ety/GALA

Element in

• N. Bregalad “Quickbeam”
• N. Caras Galadon
• N. Galathir “Tree-lord” ✧ TI/249
• N. Galdaran
• N. Galadhon
• N. Galadhor ✧ Ety/GALAD
• N. Galadlevnar “Week of the Trees”
• N. Galadloriel “Golden Rain” ✧ Ety/GALAD
• N. Galador ✧ Ety/GALAD
• N. Galadriel
• N. Galadhrien “Tree-lady” ✧ TI/249
• N. Galathilion “White Tree of Valinor” ✧ Ety/GALAD (Galathilvion); Ety/GALAD
• N. Argalad “Tree Day”
• N. Argaladath “*Day of the Trees”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶galadā > galað	[galadā] > [galada] > [galaða] > [galað]	✧ SD/302

Variations

• galað ✧ SD/302
• Galað ✧ TI/249

fêr

noun. beech-tree

brethel

noun. beech, beech-tree, silver birch

brethel

noun. beech

brethil

noun. beech

Changes

• brethil → brethel ✧ Ety/NEL

Cognates

• ᴹT. bredele “beech-tree” ✧ Ety/BERÉTH

Derivations

• ᴹ√BERETH “beech” ✧ Ety/NEL; Ety/PHER

Element in

• N. Brethil ✧ Ety/NEL
• N. Brethilian(d) “Forest of Brethil” ✧ Ety/BERÉTH
• N. Nimbrethil

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√BERÉTH > brethel	[berétʰele] > [bretʰel] > [breθele] > [breθel]	✧ Ety/NEL
ᴹ√BERÉTH > brethil	[berétʰelī] > [bretʰelī] > [bretʰeli] > [breθeli] > [breθili] > [breθil]	✧ Ety/NEL

Variations

• brethel ✧ Ety/NEL