Eldamo : Early Primitive Elvish : DO

ᴱ√DO root. “*interrogative base”

⚠️ᴱ√DO root. “*interrogative base”: √MA “interrogative base; [ᴱ√] root of indef[inite]”

An interrogative root in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s that served as the basis for various Gnomish question words (GL/30). It was distinct from ᴱ√MA, which at this early stage was the basis for the indefinite marker, not interrogatives (GL/55). It seems that by the late 1920s, ᴱ√MA has become an interrogative, as seen in the ᴱQ. Oilima Markirya poem. There is no sign of interrogative ᴱ√DO past Tolkien’s earliest writings.

Reference ✧ GL/30 ✧ do-

Derivatives

> G. deg “what (n[euter])” ✧ GL/30
> G. dir “who (f.)” ✧ GL/30
- ⇒ G. madhir “someone (f.)” ✧ GL/55
> G. don “who” ✧ GL/30
- ⇒ G. madhon “someone (m.)” ✧ GL/55
> G. dos “when” ✧ GL/30
> G. dui “where” ✧ GL/30