Heru

heru or hér means "lord" in Quenya. Words with similar meaning are aran "king" and tar "high, lord".

[edit] Etymology

PQ kherû "master"^[1] from Root KHER.

[edit] See also

• Ciryaher - "Ship Lord"
• Herumor "Black Lord"
• Herunúmen - "Lord of the West"
• Ondoher - "Stone Lord"
• Ostoher - "Fortress Lord"

[edit] Cognates

• Sindarin hîr

[edit] Inspiration

Latin herus means "lord, owner"; German herr is a modern word meaning "sir, lord, master".

[edit] References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 282, (dated 18 December 1965)

• The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
• Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger