Eldamo : Primitive Elvish : HEN

√HEN root. “again; middle”

⚠️√HEN root. “again; middle”: √EN “again, once more, go on doing; further, beyond; [ᴹ√] yonder, over there”; √ENED “centre, middle; ⚠️three”

This root and its extensions √HENET and (deleted) √HENED appeared in notes from 1968 as a way to better distinguish the roots for √EN “again” and √ENED “middle”; Tolkien alternately explored assigning both these meanings to √HEN(ET) instead, leaving √EN(ED) with the other meaning (VT41/16). Since the resulting forms in Quenya had no initial h-, this must have been in a period where Tolkien felt ancient voiceless velar spirants vanished in Quenya. These roots are problematic within the larger framework of Tolkien’s languages, and were most likely transient ideas.

References ✧ VT41/16

Glosses

“again” ✧ VT41/16
“middle” ✧ VT41/16

en needs to be distinguished from hen “again” ✧ VT41/16

Derivatives

⇒ √HENET “middle” ✧ VT41/16
- > Q. entya “central, middle” ✧ VT41/16; VT41/16
- > S. enaid “central, middle” ✧ VT41/16
- > S. enedh “centre, middle” ✧ VT41/16
  - ⇒ 4 compounds
⇒ Q. Endórë “Middle-earth, (lit.) Middle Land” ✧ VT41/16
- ⇒ Q. Aran Endór “King of Middle-earth” ✧ MR/121
⇒ S. Ennor “Middle-earth” ✧ VT41/16
- ⇒ S. Ennorath “(All) the Middle-lands” ✧ Let/384; PE17/26; SA/dôr
⇒ T. Hendor “Middle-earth” ✧ VT41/16