Where does “fell” come from?

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

fell (Icelandic): isolated hill, isolated mountain

Definitions

  1. isolated hill, isolated mountain

Ancestry of “fell”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fell”

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