Where does “fjallígða” come from?

fjallígða (Faroese) comes from Faroese fjall, from Old Norse fjall, from Proto-Germanic fellą, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

fjallígða (Faroese): brambling

Definitions

  1. brambling

Ancestry of “fjallígða”, step by step

fjallígða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese fjall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefjallmountain
2Old Norsefjallmountain
3Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Faroese ígða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseígðasmall bird; finch
2Old Norseigðakind of small bird; marsh tit
3Proto-Germanicegiþǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →