Where does “fjellheim” come from?

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

fjellheim (Norwegian Nynorsk): mountainous area

Definitions

  1. mountainous area

Ancestry of “fjellheim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjallmountain
2Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →
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