Where does “fjellskråning” come from?

fjellskråning (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.

fjellskråning (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mountain slope

Definitions

  1. a mountain slope

Ancestry of “fjellskråning”, step by step

fjellskråning 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 skråning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskråninga slope
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →