Eldamo : Middle Primitive Elvish : ES¹

ᴹ√ES¹ root. “indicate, name”

ᴹ√ES¹ root. “indicate, name”

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “indicate, name” with Quenya derivatives likes ᴹQ. esta- “to name” and ᴹQ. esse “name” (Ety/ES). Both these Quenya words appeared in Tolkien’s later writings (PE22/124; VT42/17; VT43/14; WJ/359). In addition, the verb form estathar “should be called” appeared in the King’s Letter from the late 1940s, indicated this root was used in the Noldorin/Sindarin branch of the languages as well. However, in Sindarin prayers from the 1950s, Tolkien used the word S. eneth for “name” (VT44/24), perhaps indicating the continued validity of another root for “name” in the Sindarin branch of the languages; see ᴱ√ENE³ for discussion.

Reference ✧ Ety/ES ✧ ES “indicate, name”

ᴱ√ENE³ “*name” was in Quenya replaced by ES¹ “indicate, name”

Derivatives

> ᴹQ. esse¹ “name” ✧ Ety/ES
- ⇒ 4 compounds
> ᴹQ. esta-¹ “to name” ✧ Ety/ES
- ⇒ ᴹQ. estaina “named” ✧ PE22/124
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !atesta- “to mention”
> Q. essë¹ “name”
- ⇒ 12 compounds
> S. #esta- “to call, *name”
- ⇒ ᴺS. !estannen “named, called”
  - ⇒ ᴺS. !othestannen “infamous, of evil name, (lit.) ill-named”