Where does “fjellkjede” come from?

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

fjellkjede (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mountain range or mountain chain

Definitions

  1. a mountain range or mountain chain

Ancestry of “fjellkjede”, step by step

fjellkjede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fjell

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk kjede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkjedea chain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →