The forgotten history of Dwarves
by Sean MeaneyRockhome Dwarven has a number of words in common use that can be divided into Old Dwarven and Modern Dwarven. Consider the word Evedotar (Clan Head). This can be considered a modern Dwarf concept. Eve (High) - Dotar (Family Head). Then there is proto-Dwarven where Dotar divides further: Do (an undefined/extinct word though D and O exist individually as Dwarf Name Prefix) - Tar (Beard). Do could be a reduced form of Dor meaning Wondrous/Impressive. So Clan head might have originally refered to a specific Dwarf (Do High-Beard), or it might be originally Eve-dor-tar (High Wondrous Beard).
| Dwarf | English |
| Ats | Axe |
| Bahr | Sun |
| Bal | Tan |
| Barr | Yellow/Blonde |
| Belf | Noisy |
| Bif | Nimble |
| Blys | Blood/Red |
| Bof | Stout/Husky |
| Bol | Crater/Hole |
| Bomb | Huge/Fat |
| Buhr | Fire |
| Buhrad | Gold |
| Dal | Valley |
| Dar | War-chief/Sergeant |
| Den | Stone/Rock |
| Dor | Impressive/Wondrous |
| Dorf | Slow/Ponderous |
| Dotar | Parent/Family head |
| Dul | Low/Deep |
| Dulgardar | Governor/Mayor |
| Dwal | Hill/Hillock |
| Dwarf | Dwarf |
| Eft | Top/Mountain-top |
| Est | Eye |
| Eve | High |
| Evedar | Captain |
| Evedotar | Clan head |
| Far | Wrecker/Ruiner |
| Fil | Dusk |
| Fotar | Father |
| Ful | West/Western |
| Gar | Home |
| Gardar | King |
| Garr | Safe |
| Gil | Noon |
| Glo | Big |
| Gon | Bigger |
| Gor | Biggest |
| Ghyr | Solid/Sound/Thick |
| Hra | Green |
| Hrak | Chain/Shackles |
| Hraken | Convict/Prisoner |
| Hrap | Frog |
| Hrodar | Games/Competition |
| Hrokar | Dangerous/Treacherous/Shifting |
| Hruk | Granite |
| Hrum | Sloping/Slanted |
| Hur | Cave |
| Hurgon | Cavern |
| Hwyr | Bellows/the wind |
| Jhyr | Orange Colour |
| Kagyar | Immortal patron of dwarves |
| Karats | Great-axe/Battle Axe |
| Karodar | Battle/War |
| Karr | Death/Name of Immortal Thanatos |
| Ker | Tooth/Fang |
| Klint | Shining/Flashing/Fiery |
| Klist | Sparkling/Flashing/Icy |
| Kon | Dawn |
| Kor | Gray |
| Kres | Teeth/Fangs |
| Krey | Speaker/Senator |
| Kroten | Slung/Worn on back |
| Kuld | North/Northern |
| Kur | Black |
| Larodar | Wandering/Meandering |
| Larodin | Minister |
| Lhyn | Straight/Flat/Linear |
| Lhyr | Smooth |
| Lin | Moon/Month |
| Mak | Broken/Ruined |
| Motar | Mother |
| Mor | Pond |
| Mur | Lake |
| Na | Cutting with an edge |
| Nar | Cut/Incision/Wound |
| No | Clever/Sharp mind |
| Nor | Cut/Damaged |
| Norden | Jagged/Notched |
| Or | Gravel |
| Puhn | Hammer |
| Pyr | Purple |
| Rad | Iron |
| Radas | Marble |
| Rak | Citadel/Castle/Fortress |
| Rasdar | General (noun) |
| Rast | Mountain |
| Rutar | Hand |
| Sann | East/Eastern |
| Sar | South/Southern |
| Sarkrey | Ambassador |
| Shyld | Shield |
| Skyr | Forge/Smithy |
| Smag | Smoke/Smokey |
| Stahl | Blue (Specific) |
| Styr | Blue (in general) |
| Syhar | Moon |
| Syr | Silver/White |
| Syth | Quiet |
| Tar | Beard |
| Thor | Variant of Tor |
| Thra | Glassy-Smooth/Mannered personality |
| Thro | Oily smooth/coniving personality |
| Tor | Strong/Enduring/Hard/Hardened |
| Tordar | Nobleman |
| Toren | Worker |
| Torrad | Steel/Hardened Iron |
| Warf | From/Born from/Made of |
| Whar | Pitiless |
| Wyr | Empty/Hollow/Hungry |
Unexplored Dwarven History
First Age: First Clan Chief
1. Do High-beard is the first Dwarven Clan-Chief (hence the word Eve+do+tar meaning clan head).
Second Age: Rise of the Warlords
2. Hro is a warchief who introduced a competition (games) for entertainment; and apparently these turned out to be dangerous (Hro+kar). Its possible Hro was under the influence of Thanatos (Karr meaning Death/Thanatos) and seeking to create cultural decay amongst the Dwarves.
3. Tor is a Powerful Dwarven Warchief (Tor+dar meaning Nobleman).
4. The first Warchief to be declared King assumes the title Gardar (Home-Warchief).
5. Deep-Home is an ancient Dwarven city conquered by the First Dwarven Warchief to become Governor (Dul+gar+dar meaning Governor).
5. A Speaker known as Krey from a southern land known as the Sar is the First Ambassador to an early Dwarven people (Sar+krey means Ambassador).
Rak (citadel) Rak was a specific location. The First citadel to bear the name.
Metal working:
Torrad means Hardened Iron (Tor+rad) though it is used to refer to Steel as well.
Caves, Caverns, the hollow world, and the Universe
Hur means Cave.
Hur+glo(big) means big cave.
Hur+gon(bigger) means bigger cave (cavern).
Hur+gor(biggest) would mean biggest cave (hollow world/universe).