ᴹ√DARAK root. “*wolf”
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives ᴹQ. ráka/N. draug “wolf” (Ety/DARÁK), the latter an element in the name N. Draugluin “[Blue] Werewolf” (LR/134), originally “Werewolf Pale” (LB/205). The continued appearance of this name in later versions of the Silmarillion imply the continued validity of this root.
Reference ✧ Ety/DARÁK ✧ DARÁK
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