Where does “fjellskred” come from?

fjellskred (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.

fjellskred (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 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 skred

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