Gond
gond or gonn is a Sindarin word meaning "rock" or "stone".
Etymology
In one manuscript, the word is said to derive from Common Eldarin gon, gondo ("stone, rock"). In another manuscript, gond derives from Primitive Quendian gondō ("stone, general as a substance or material").
In the Etymologies, the Noldorin gonn ("a great stone, or rock") derives from the root GONOD/GONDO ("stone").
Real-world inspiration
J.R.R. Tolkien was inspired by the early Celtic word ond, also meaning "rock".
Referencias
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