N. lhant n. “clearing in the forest” (Category: Woods, Forest)
A word given as N. lhant “clearing in the forest” in The Etymologies of the 1930s as a derivative of the root ᴹ√LAT “lie open” (Ety/LAT).
Neo-Sindarin: If adapted to Neo-Sindarin, this word would be ᴺS. lant as suggested in Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary (HSD).
Reference ✧ Ety/LAT ✧ “clearing in the forest”
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√LAT > lhant | [lanta] > [lantʰa] > [lanθa] > [lanθ] > [l̥anθ] > [l̥ant] | ✧ Ety/LAT |