Where does “fjall” come from?

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

fjall (Icelandic): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “fjall”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fjall”

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