Where does “bjergklatring” come from?

bjergklatring (Danish) comes from Danish bjerg, from Old Norse bjarg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

bjergklatring (Danish): mountaineering

Definitions

  1. mountaineering

Ancestry of “bjergklatring”, step by step

bjergklatring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bjerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbjergmountain; hill; imperative of bjerge
2Old NorsebjargAlternative form of berg; cliff
3Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Danish klatring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishklatringclimbing
2Danishklatreto climb, scale, mount
3Middle Low Germanklateren—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bergaz →Every word from Old Norse bjarg →