?ᴱ√FOTO root. “end, final, last”
- ⚠️?ᴱ√FOTO root. “end, final, last”
- √MET “end, finality”
- √TEL “close, end, complete, come to an end”
A hypothetical early root to explain Gnomish words such as G. fod “end, butt, bottom” and G. fodra “the last, latest, endmost” (GL/35). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writings.
Derivatives
- > G. fod “end, butt, bottom”