Nan. Dân m.
References ✧ MR/169; MRI; PE18/72; WJI/Dân, Lenwë
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Dan. Dan m.
In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, Dan was the leader of the Danians when they turned back from the March and was the source of their name (LR/175, 215). In The Etymologies, this name was derived from the Danian-only root ᴹ√DAN which Tolkien suggested may be related to ᴹ√NDAN “back” (Ety/DAN). This name sometimes appeared with a long â: Dân (LR/215).
See Nan. Denweg for further discussion.
References ✧ Ety/DAN; LR/175, 215; LRI; PE18/24; SMI/Dan, Lenwë
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| ᴹ√DAN > Dan | [dan] | ✧ Ety/DAN |