Q. Nessa f. “she that has manlike valour or strength”
Spouse of Tulkas and one of the Valier (S/29). Her name was most likely an adaptation of her Valarin title (WJ/404), though some interpreted it as a development from ancient ✶Neresā meaning “she that has manlike valour or strength” (WJ/416).
Conceptual Development: Her name ᴱQ. Nessa had already appeared in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/75), though its derivation and meaning at this early stage is unclear. In The Etymologies, the name ᴹQ. Nessa appeared as a derivative of the root ᴹ√NETH “young” (Ety/NETH). The derivation above did not appeared until the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60.
References ✧ MRI; SI; WJ/404, 416; WJI
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| ✶neresā > Nessa | [neresā] > [nersā] > [nersa] > [nessa] | ✧ WJ/416 |
ᴹQ. Nessa f. “*Young”
References ✧ Ety/NETH, NĪ¹; LRI; SMI
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| ᴹ√NETH > Nessa | [nettʰa] ? [nessa] | ✧ Ety/NETH |