N. Taur-nan-Erig loc. “Forest of Region”
A name appearing only in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/ERÉK), a combination of taur¹ “forest”, nan “of” and ereg¹ “holly”.
Reference ✧ Ety/ERÉK ✧ “Forest of Region”
Elements
| taur¹ | “forest, great wood” | ✧ Ety/ERÉK | |
| na | “with, by; of” | ✧ Ety/ERÉK (nan) | |
| ereg¹ | “holly-tree” | plural | ✧ Ety/ERÉK (erig) |