Where does “fjeldvandring” come from?

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

fjeldvandring (Danish): mountain hiking/trek

Definitions

  1. mountain hiking/trek

Ancestry of “fjeldvandring”, step by step

fjeldvandring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vandring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvandringwandering, traveling
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 →