Where does “fjellskred” come from?

fjellskred (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.

fjellskred (Norwegian Bokmål): a rockfall or rockslide, avalanche of rock down a...

Definitions

  1. a rockfall or rockslide, avalanche of rock down a...

Ancestry of “fjellskred”, step by step

fjellskred 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 skred

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskredan avalanche, landslide, etc
2Old Norseskrið—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →