Where does “fjallaskarð” come from?

fjallaskarð (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.

fjallaskarð (Faroese): mountain pass

Definitions

  1. mountain pass

Ancestry of “fjallaskarð”, step by step

fjallaskarð 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 skarð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskarðbreach, gap, notch
2Old Norseskarðnotch, hack; notch, chink, gap
3Proto-Germanicskardąnotch; nick
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →