Eldamo : Middle Primitive Elvish : BARAN

ᴹ√BARAN root. “russet, brown”

ᴹ√BARAN root. “russet, brown”: ᴱ√GWALA¹ “*brown”

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “russet, brown”, with the derived adjectives ᴹQ. varne and N. baran of similar meaning (Ety/BARÁN). The continued appearance of S. baran in later words such as S. Baranduin “Brown River” (LotR/1138) and Berennyr “Brown Lands” (RC/343) indicates its continued validity. However, in The Lord of the Rings appendices Tolkien translated S. baran as “golden brown”, so it seems in later writings Tolkien considered this to be a brighter shade of brown.

Reference ✧ Ety/BARÁN ✧ BARÁN

Derivatives

> ᴹQ. varne “brown, swart, dark brown” ✧ Ety/BARÁN
> ON. barane “brown, swart, dark brown” ✧ Ety/BARÁN
- > N. baran “brown, swart, dark brown” ✧ Ety/BARÁN
  - ⇒ 4 compounds
> ✶barani “russet, brown”
- > Q. *varnë “russet, brown” ✧ PE21/81
- > S. baran “brown, golden-brown”
  - ⇒ S. Baranduin “Brandywine, (lit.) Brown River” ✧ LotR/1138; PM/54; RC/765
  - ⇒ S. Berennyr “Brown Lands” ✧ RC/343