Where does Gandalf come from?

[Legolas]

Christopher Tolkien offers this note about 'Aiwendil' in Unfinished Tales that suggests Quenya origin:

Aiwendil must mean "lover of birds;" cf. Linaewen "lake of birds" in Nevrast (see the Appendix to The Silmarillion, entry lin (I).)

I certainly sense the Elvish feel to it too, if I'm qualified to recognize and/or acknowledge such a feel.

[ February 19, 2003: Message edited by: Legolas ]