N. Taur-nan-Erig loc. “Forest of Region”

N. Taur-nan-Erig, loc. “Forest of Region”

A name appearing only in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/ERÉK), a combination of taur¹ “forest”, nan “of” and ereg¹ “holly”.

Reference ✧ Ety/ERÉK ✧ “Forest of Region”

Elements

taur¹ “forest, great wood” ✧ Ety/ERÉK
na “with, by; of” ✧ Ety/ERÉK (nan)
ereg¹ “holly-tree” plural ✧ Ety/ERÉK (erig)