Noldorin
ereg
noun. holly-tree
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴹ√(E)REK “thorn, holly” ✧ Ety/ERÉK
Element in
- N. eregdos “holly, holly-tree” ✧ Ety/ERÉK
- N. Eregion “Hollin” ✧ Ety/ERÉK
- N. Taur-nan-Erig “Forest of Region” ✧ Ety/ERÉK
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ERÉK > ereg [ereke] > [erek] > [ereg] ✧ Ety/ERÉK ᴹ√ERÉK > erig [ereki] > [eriki] > [erik] > [erig] ✧ Ety/ERÉK Variations
- ereg ✧ Ety/ERÉK
A Doriathrin noun meaning “holly-tree”, a combination of (archaic?) reg “holly” and orn “tree” (Ety/ERÉK, ÓR-NI).