Eldamo : Noldorin : tonn

N. tonn adj. “tall” (Category: Tall)

⚠️N. tonn, adj. “tall” (Category: Tall): ᴺS. ^tond “tall”

An adjective appearing as tond, tonn “tall” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶tundā under the root ᴹ√TUN (Ety/TUN).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would assume the standalone form of this word is ᴺS. tond since “nd remained at the end of fully accented monosyllables” in Sindarin (LotR/1115).

Reference ✧ Ety/TUN ✧ “tall”

Cognates

Ilk. tund “tall” ✧ Ety/TUN
ᴹQ. tunda “tall” ✧ Ety/TUN

Derivations

< ᴹ✶tundā “tall” ✧ Ety/TUN
- < tond < tundā ✧ Ety/TUN
- < ᴹ√TUN “*tall; mound” ✧ Ety/TUN

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶tundā > tond > tonn

[tundā] > [tunda] > [tonda] > [tond] > [tonn]

✧ Ety/TUN