Where does “fjallbygdur” come from?

fjallbygdur (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.

fjallbygdur (Faroese): mountainous

Definitions

  1. mountainous

Ancestry of “fjallbygdur”, step by step

fjallbygdur 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 bygdur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebygdurbuilt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →