Q. Ondoher m. “*Stone Lord”
The 31st king of Gondor (LotR/1038). His name is a compound ondo “stone” and heru “lord”.
Conceptual Development: In the drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices, Tolkien first gave his name as Ondohir, with a transient variation Ondonir (PM/195, 200). Ondohir was a “mixed name” whose final element was Sindarin S. hîr “lord” (PM/210). In the 2nd edition of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien changed it to the pure Quenya name Ondoher.
References ✧ LotRI; PM/210; PMI/Ondohir; UTI
Elements
| ondo | “stone (as a material), (large mass of) rock” | |
| heru | “lord, master” | ✧ PM/210 (hēr-) |
Q. Ondohir m.
References ✧ PM/210; PMI
Variations
Changes
Elements
| ondo | “stone (as a material), (large mass of) rock” | |
| S. hîr | “lord, master” | ✧ PM/210 (hīr) |