Where does “fjelluft” come from?

fjelluft (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.

fjelluft (Norwegian Bokmål): mountain air type of air found in mountainous areas

Definitions

  1. mountain air type of air found in mountainous areas

Ancestry of “fjelluft”, step by step

fjelluft 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 luft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålluftair
2Norwegian Bokmålfyltpast participle of fylle; past participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →