Where does “fjeldørred” come from?

fjeldørred (Danish) comes from Danish ørred, from Old Norse aurriði, from Old Norse -riði, from Proto-Germanic *ridjô, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

fjeldørred (Danish): Arctic char, saibling (Salvelinus alpinus)

Definitions

  1. Arctic char, saibling (Salvelinus alpinus)

Ancestry of “fjeldørred”, step by step

fjeldørred traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ørred

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishørredtrout
2Old Norseaurriði—
3Old Norse-riðirider
4Proto-Germanic*ridjôrider
5Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Danish fjeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfjeldfjeld
2Old Norsefjallmountain
3Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →