Where does “fjellklatrer” come from?

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

fjellklatrer (Norwegian Bokmål): a mountaineer or mountain climber

Definitions

  1. a mountaineer or mountain climber

Ancestry of “fjellklatrer”, step by step

fjellklatrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fjell

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

via Norwegian Bokmål klatrer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålklatrera climber; present of klatre
2Norwegian Bokmålklatreto climb
3Middle Low Germanklateren—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →