Where does “fjallabrúður” come from?

fjallabrúður (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.

fjallabrúður (Faroese): mountain avens, eightpetal mountain-avens

Definitions

  1. mountain avens, eightpetal mountain-avens

Ancestry of “fjallabrúður”, step by step

fjallabrúður 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 brúður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebrúðurbride; woman; genus in the rose family
2Old Norsebrúðra bride
3Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →