Where does “fjeldvandrer” come from?

fjeldvandrer (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vandrer, from Danish vandre, from Middle Low German wanderen, from Old Saxon *wandarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn — to waver, change, fluctuate.

fjeldvandrer (Danish): mountain hiker

Definitions

  1. mountain hiker

Ancestry of “fjeldvandrer”, step by step

fjeldvandrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vandrer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvandrerpresent tense of vandre
2Danishvandreto wander; hike, wander, migrate; walk
3Middle Low Germanwanderen—
4Old Saxon*wandarōn—
5Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate

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-West Germanic *wandarōn →Every word from Old Saxon *wandarōn →Every word from Middle Low German wanderen →