N. orthel- v. “to roof, screen above” (Category: Roof)
A verb appearing as its Noldorin-style infinitive form ortheli “roof, screen above” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, a combination of the N. or “above” with ᴹ√TEL(U) having to do with roofs (Ety/TEL).
References ✧ Ety/TEL
Inflections
| ortheli | infinitive | “roof, screen above” | ✧ Ety/TEL |
Elements
| or | “above” |
| ᴹ√TEL(U) | “*roof” |
Element In
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√TEL > ortheli | [ortel-] > [ortʰel-] > [orθel-] | ✧ Ety/TEL |