N. gath n. “cavern” (Category: Cave)
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “cavern” derived from the root ᴹ√GAT(H), an element in the name N. Doriath “Land of the Cave” (Ety/GAT(H)). In later writings S. Doriath was redefined as “Land of the Fence” with final element S. iath “fence” (WJ/370), so N. gath “cavern” was probably abandoned.
Reference ✧ Ety/GAT(H) ✧ “cavern”
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| ᴹ✶gattā > gath | [gattā] > [gatta] > [gattʰa] > [gaθθa] > [gaθθ] > [gaθ] | ✧ Ety/GAT(H) |