Where does “fjallafinka” come from?

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

fjallafinka (Icelandic): brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

Definitions

  1. brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

Ancestry of “fjallafinka”, step by step

fjallafinka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fjall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjallmountain
2Old Norsefjallmountain
3Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Icelandic finka

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