Where does “fjallafura” come from?

fjallafura (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fura, from Old Norse fura, from Proto-Germanic furhō, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

fjallafura (Icelandic): mountain pine (Pinus mugo)

Definitions

  1. mountain pine (Pinus mugo)

Ancestry of “fjallafura”, step by step

fjallafura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfurapine
2Old Norsefurafir, firtree; pine
3Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

via Icelandic fjall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjallmountain
2Old Norsefjallmountain
3Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhō →