Q. Hrónatani coll. “*Easterlings”
A term for Men of the East (Easterlings), a compound of (h)róna “eastern” and the plural of Atan “Man” (PE17/18).
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, the name ᴹQ. Rómenildi was translated “Easterlings” (LR/286), a compound of ᴹQ. rómen “east” and ᴹQ. Hildi “men”.
Reference ✧ PE17/18
Elements
| (h)róna | “eastern, east” | ✧ PE17/18 (hrōna) | |
| Atan | “Man, (lit.) the Second (People)” | plural | ✧ PE17/18 (atani) |
Cognates