Explaining to my wife how me and a bunch of globally distributed armchair etymology obsessives have spent the better part of the last week geeking out over the word "thing." She hoists her eyebrows high on her forehead. I AM TELLING YOU SWEETIE MASTODON IS A PARADISE FOR NERDS
In the german translation (never read the english original) the Ents meet to finally show Saruman his borders. And this meeting is called "Entthing" by Tolkien (or the translator).
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