Edhel

/'e.ðel/ z!za
noun
Elf
plural Edhil
Attested in writing
noun People

Etymology

Root: √DEL "walk, go, proceed, travel"
Primitive Eldarin: ✶edelō
edelō › edelo › eðelo › eðel View phonetic development in Quettamorphosis

Cognates

quenya Elda
Telerin Ello

References

View on Eldamo

Sources: LRI/Edhil, PE17/45, 97, 139, 141, 151-152, PM/346, RC/780, RGEO/62, SA/edhel, êl, SI/Sindar, UT/255, 318, UTI/Edhelrim, WJ/364, 377-378, WJI

Notes

The etymology might as well be "edelā", as the resulting form is identical, and that is the Quenya origin.