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For once, this quote is to be dated long before the publication of the Lord of the Rings, that is, 1937/38, and has assuredly been abandoned.
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Are you kidding? Given what we know only certain elements of the Etymologies have proven 'out of date' or to have been 'abandoned' and from these we can hardly make a judgement on the whole especially given how much our understanding and vocabulary it reliant on this particuluar work. The Etymologies was not a 'draft text' soon after rewritten, abadoned or not later used.
What's more both stems can be found exemplified in the established canon, solidly establishing their foundation.