Kuduk
From Tolkien Gateway
Kuduk was the actual Westron word with which the Hobbits called themselves. It is translated as "Hobbit"
Etymology
It is suggested that this developed from an older word, kûd-dûkan, meaning 'hole-dweller'.
Other versions
Before this published word, Tolkien considered the form cûbuc pl. cûbugin which was apparently dropped later[1]
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, p. 49
