Q. †Eldo pn. “one of the Marchers”
An archaic variant of Elda “Elf” meaning “Marcher”, as in “those who marched to Valinor”. It was derived from the root √DEL¹ “walk, travel” by inversion of its letters: ✶edelō > eledo > Eldo (WJ/363). It fell out of use in Quenya and was replaced (blended with) Elda (WJ/374), but it survived in Sindarin as the primary word for Elf: S. Edhel (WJ/364).
Conceptual Development: This was a reworking of an older, rejected etymology of ᴹQ. Elda (“Departed Elf”) from the root ᴹ√LED “go, fare, travel” (Ety/ELED).
References ✧ WJ/363, 374; WJI/Eldar
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| Eldor | plural | ✧ WJ/374; WJI/Eldar |
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| ✶edelō > eledo > †Eldo | [edelō] ? [eledō] > [eldō] > [eldo] | ✧ WJ/363 |