Tolkien

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English

Etymology

Likely from Middle Low German Tolkin (literally “son of Tolk”), which is probably also related to Polish Tołkiny and German Tolksdorf, names for a Prussian town; the nickname Tolk is connected to Middle Low German tolk (“interpreter”), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ[1]. J.R.R. Tolkien subscribed to a folk etymology that connected the name with German tollkühn (“foolhardy”).

Proper noun

Tolkien

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References

  1. ^ Ryszard Derdziński (2017), "On J.R.R. Tolkien's roots in Gdańsk"

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