Eldamo : Noldorin : eru

N. eru n. “waste, desert” (Category: Sand, Grit)

N. eru, n. “waste, desert” (Category: Sand, Grit): N. lothren “wild, waste”

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “waste, desert”, the cognate of ᴹQ. erume and a derivative of the root ᴹ√ERE “be alone, deprived” (Ety/ERE).

Conceptual Development: N. eru is probably a later iteration of G. ermin “desert, waste” from Gnomish Lexicon Slips of the 1910s (PE13/113), itself replacing G. armin with the same gloss from the Gnomish Lexicon (GL/20). These 1910s forms are probably derived from the early root ᴱ√ARA “be dry” (QL/32), with G. ermin the result of i-affection.

Reference ✧ Ety/ERE ✧ “waste, desert”

Cognates

ᴹQ. erume “desert” ✧ Ety/ERE

Derivations

< ᴹ√ER “be alone, deprived” ✧ Ety/ERE (ERE)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√ERE > eru

[erume] > [erume] > [erum] > [eruv] > [eru]

✧ Ety/ERE

G. armin n. “desert, waste” (Category: Sand, Grit)

See N. eru for discussion.

References ✧ GL/20; PE13/113

Glosses

“desert, waste” ✧ GL/20; PE13/113 (ermin)

Variations

armin ✧ GL/20
ermin ✧ PE13/113

ᴱIlk. Ariodor “Land or Place of Shadow” is popularly connected with armin “desert, waste” ✧ GL/20

Cognates

ᴱQ. arean “wilderness, deserted place”

Derivations

< ᴱ√ARA¹ “(be) dry”