Eldamo : Middle Primitive Elvish : (N)DER

ᴹ√(N)DER root. “adult male, man; bridegroom”

See √N(D)ER for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/BARÁD, BES, DER, GYEL, NDER, NDIS, NĒR, NĪ¹, NIS, SKAL¹, TULUK; EtyAC/DER, E, TULUK; PE18/35; PE22/98

Glosses

“adult male, man (elf/mortal/other speaking race)” ✧ Ety/DER (DER)
“bridegroom” ✧ Ety/DER (NDERE)
“male, man (of any speaking people, elvish, human, etc.)” ✧ PE22/98
“man” ✧ Ety/NĒR (der); Ety/NIS (DER); PE18/35 (NER)

Variations

(N)DER ✧ PE22/98
DER ✧ Ety/BARÁD; Ety/BES; Ety/DER; Ety/GYEL; Ety/NDER; Ety/NDIS; Ety/NĒR; Ety/NĪ¹; Ety/NIS; Ety/SKAL¹; Ety/TULUK
NDERE ✧ Ety/DER; Ety/NĒR; EtyAC/E
NDER ✧ Ety/DER; Ety/NDER; Ety/NDIS; Ety/NĪ¹
NER ✧ PE18/35

√DER “hard, difficult” may replace the DER form of (N)DER “adult male, man; bridegroom”
NIS “woman” is the feminine counterpart of DER “man” ✧ Ety/NIS
ᴹQ. nér “adult male, man (elf/mortal/other speaking race)” with n partly due to strengthened stem NDERE “bridegroom” ✧ Ety/DER
ᴹQ. NĒ̆R “man” was influenced by ndere ✧ Ety/NĒR

Changes

ndere »» NDERE ✧ EtyAC/DER
NDER »» DER ✧ EtyAC/TULUK

Inflections

NDER

strengthened

✧ Ety/NDER; Ety/NDIS

Derivatives

> ᴹ✶dēr “man” ✧ Ety/NDER; Ety/NĪ¹; PE18/35
- ⇒ ᴹ✶vaianer “sailor”
  - > ᴹQ. †vainar “sailor” ✧ PE21/17; PE21/31
- > ᴹQ. nér “man, adult male” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹; PE21/69
  - ⇒ 5 compounds
> ᴹ✶Endero “(?virile) young bridegroom” ✧ Ety/NDER; EtyAC/E
- > ᴹQ. Ender “Bridegroom” ✧ EtyAC/E
- > ᴹQ. ender “bridegroom” ✧ Ety/NDER
  - ⇒ ᴹQ. Ender “Bridegroom” ✧ Ety/NDER
- > N. Enner “Bridegroom” ✧ EtyAC/E
> ᴹ✶ndǣr “bridegroom” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹
- > ᴹQ. nér “man, adult male” ✧ Ety/NDER
  - ⇒ 5 compounds
- > ON. ndair “bridegroom” ✧ Ety/NDER
  - > N. doer “bridegroom” ✧ Ety/NDER
> ᴹ✶ndḗro “bridegroom” ✧ Ety/NDER
- > ᴹ✶ndǣr “bridegroom” ✧ Ety/NDER
  - > ᴹQ. nér “man, adult male” ✧ Ety/NDER
    - ⇒ 5 compounds
  - > ON. ndair “bridegroom” ✧ Ety/NDER
    - > N. doer “bridegroom” ✧ Ety/NDER
> ᴹQ. Ender “Bridegroom” ✧ Ety/TULUK
> ᴹQ. nér “man, adult male” ✧ Ety/DER; Ety/NĒR
- ⇒ 5 compounds
> ᴹQ. nerno “[unglossed]”
> N. †dîr “man, adult male; agental suffix” ✧ Ety/BARÁD; Ety/BES
- ⇒ 12 compounds
⇒ N. Díriel ✧ Ety/GYEL
> N. doer “bridegroom” ✧ Ety/DER
> N. Enner “Bridegroom” ✧ Ety/TULUK
⇒ N. Haldir “Hidden Hero” ✧ Ety/SKAL¹
> ON. dîr “adult male, man (elf/mortal/other speaking race)” ✧ Ety/DER; Ety/NĪ¹
- > N. †dîr “man, adult male; agental suffix” ✧ Ety/DER
  - ⇒ 12 compounds
- ⇒ ON. Dirghel ✧ Ety/DER
  - > N. Díriel ✧ Ety/DER

ᴱ√NERE root. “*man”

See √N(D)ER for discussion.

References ✧ GL/60; QL/65

Derivatives

⇒ ᴱN. ne(i)rion “hero”
> ᴱN. †nîr² “hero, prince, warrior-elf”
> ᴱ✶n’reu̯
- > G. †drio “hero, warrior” ✧ GL/30
  - ⇒ G. driod “heroism, valour” ✧ GL/30
    - ⇒ G. driodweg “hero, warrior” ✧ GL/30
    - ⇒ G. driodwen “heroism, valour” ✧ GL/30
  - ⇒ G. driog “valiant” ✧ GL/30
> ᴱQ. ner “man, husband; warrior” ✧ QL/65
- ⇒ 16 compounds
> ᴱQ. nertu “strength” ✧ QL/65
> G. nert “prowess, a feat, strength” ✧ GL/60
- ⇒ 4 compounds