Eldamo : Middle Quenya : forte

ᴹQ. forte (forti-) adj. “right or north” (Category: Right (vs. Left))

ᴹQ. fortë (forti-), adj. “right or north” (Category: Right (vs. Left))

A word meaning either “right” or “north” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶phoroti under the root ᴹ√PHOR “right-hand” (Ety/PHOR).

Reference ✧ Ety/PHOR ✧ “right or north”

Cognates

N. forn “right or north” ✧ Ety/PHOR

Derivations

< ᴹ✶phoroti “right or north” ✧ Ety/PHOR
- < ᴹ√PHOR “right-hand” ✧ Ety/PHOR

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶phoroti > forte

[pʰoroti] > [pʰorote] > [pʰorte] > [ɸorte] > [forte]

✧ Ety/PHOR