Eldamo : Sindarin : natha-

S. natha- v. “to bring help to, save, rescue” (Category: to Save, Rescue)

S. natha-, v. “to bring help to, save, rescue” (Category: to Save, Rescue): G. gretha- “to save, rescue, preserve”

A verb for “bring help to, save, rescue” in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969, probably related to the root ATHA via an aphetic [dropping the first vowel] derivation from *an-atha- according to Tolkien (PE22/166).

Reference ✧ PE22/166 ✧ “bring help to, save, rescue”

athelas related to it must be natha- “bring help to, save, rescue” ✧ PE22/166

Derivations

< √THĀ/ATHA “ease, comfort, heal; be helpful; be willing to assist (in any work, etc.), agree, consent” ✧ PE22/165 (ÞĀ̆/AÞA)
- < an-aþa < ÞĀ̆/AÞA ✧ PE22/165

Phonetic Developments

√ÞĀ̆/AÞA > an-aþa > natha-

[natʰa-] > [naθa-]

✧ PE22/166