N. Elennor loc. “*Elf-land”
A Noldorin name for Ilk. Eglador appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/ELED), apparently a combination of Eledh “Elf” and (n)dôr “land”, with the dh lost because [ð] vanished before nasals in Noldorin.
Reference ✧ Ety/ELED
Elements
| Eledh | “Star-folk, Elf” | ✧ Ety/ELED |
| dôr | “land, dwelling-place, region where certain people live” |
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶Eledandore > Eleðndor > Elennor | [eledandore] > [eleðandore] > [eleðandor] > [eleðndor] > [elendor] > [elennor] | ✧ Ety/ELED |