Where does “fjallkjói” come from?

fjallkjói (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.

fjallkjói (Icelandic): long-tailed jaeger

Definitions

  1. long-tailed jaeger

Ancestry of “fjallkjói”, step by step

fjallkjói 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 kjói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandickjóiArctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →