Where does “fjallaljón” come from?

fjallaljón (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.

fjallaljón (Icelandic): puma, mountain lion

Definitions

  1. puma, mountain lion

Ancestry of “fjallaljón”, step by step

fjallaljón 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 ljón

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