ondo

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ondo means "stone" or "rock" in Quenya.

Etymology

From OS *gondo, PQ gon(do)^[1]^[2] from possible root *GON

Examples

Ondoher = "Stone Lord"
Ondolindë = "Rock of the Music of Water"
Ondonórë = Stone land, Gondor

Cognates

Sindarin gond

Real-world inspiration

J.R.R. Tolkien was inspired by the early Celtic word ond, also meaning "rock".^[3]^[4]

References

↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 359 (entry GOND-)
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, p. 374
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Return to Bag End, pp. 849, 853
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 324, (dated 4-5 June 1971)

[1] J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 359 (entry GOND-)

[2] J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, p. 374

[3] J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Return to Bag End, pp. 849, 853

[4] J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 324, (dated 4-5 June 1971)

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