N. Neth f. “Nessa”
Noldorin equivalent of ᴹQ. Nessa appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, derived from the same primitive root ᴹ√NETH (Ety/NETH, NĪ¹). Given its Quenya form, the primitive form of this name might have been *✶netthā.
References ✧ Ety/NETH, NĪ¹
Elements
| neth | “young” | ✧ Ety/NETH |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√NETH > Neth | [nettʰā] > [nettʰa] > [neθθa] > [neθθ] > [neθ] | ✧ Ety/NĪ¹ |