N. dam [nd-] n. “hammer” (Category: Hammer)
A noun for “a hammer” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√NDAM “hammer, beat”, most notably an element in the name N. Damrod “hammer of copper” (Ety/NDAM). In later writings this name became Amrod, but I would keep dam “hammer” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin. See S. dring for other “hammer” words.
Reference ✧ Ety/NDAM ✧ “a hammer”
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| ᴹ√NDAM > dam | [ndamba] > [damba] > [damb] > [damb] > [damm] > [dam] | ✧ Ety/NDAM |