Tolkien Etymology

[Dark Lord Galen]

That is a very unusual definition. Try Merriam Webster:.....[/I]

Glad to see your correction to this statement... You should try to take a bit of your own advice before choosing the use of words you started with and understanding their meaning.
Etymology is not only a definition in your choice of reference (Merriam Webster), it is also a field of study and a profession. Which makes the discussion of languages, including fictional ones inclusive. Thus is the reason for the posts to also be moved to a new thread.

Hence my comment the etymology of Galen would focus on how Galenus dropped the final syllable. Notice nothing was said in my post about languages older than Greek or that evolved out of Greek.

True and I didn't imply you had. As to "touching on meaning", Etymology doesn't touch on it, it defines it. It is the branches of the trees of linguistics.

Totally aware of this, and I also enjoy it. But it still has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the history of a Greek doctor's life which is relevant to "where did the name Galen come from" Answer: a Greek doctor.

That is ONE POSSIBLE history of a person possessing a form of Etymology in a Myriad of "galen's" throughout history, so hardly absolute. The only "absolute here" is the thread is about Tolkien and his use of Etymology in creating fantasy languages(as requested by Bidmaron / myself & supported by dulux-oz).Since you are "totally aware of this" so, please, feel free to contribute to the thread in that manner.

With Best Regards
DLG
a non-linguist
but a semi-learned scholar.
Masters in Engineering
Bachelors in European and American History
Minors in English Literature, Philosophy, and Phycology

[Dark Lord Galen]

While I am not "certain" of the validity of exacting font styles, here are links to Tolkien type fonts that might prove useful, and free
https://www.fontspace.com/
Has a very nice Hobbit freehand style and the Tengwar Elvish is pretty good too.

More Sources and fan Etymology for Tolkien languages:

https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Speech
https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Mordor_...Land_of_Shadow

Sindarin Elvish>
https://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sind...ict-en-sd.html
https://www.ambar-eldaron.com/englis...in-english.pdf
https://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/sindarin.htm

As Always
Give a nod to the creators and supporters for all the work they put into the sources.
DLG

[Bidmaron]

Ok how about philology then?

[LordEntrails]

Ok how about philology then?

Now you are just making up words! *G*

[Bidmaron]

From Webster’s:
Definition of philology
1 : the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
2a : LINGUISTICS
especially : historical and comparative linguistics
b : the study of human speech especially as the vehicle of literature and as a field of study that sheds light on cultural history