Where does “snaufjell” come from?

snaufjell (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk snau, from Old Norse snauðr, from Proto-Germanic snauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

snaufjell (Norwegian Nynorsk): area in the mountains above the tree line

Definitions

  1. area in the mountains above the tree line

Ancestry of “snaufjell”, step by step

snaufjell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk snau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksnaubald; bare; barely
2Old Norsesnauðrbare, bald
3Proto-Germanicsnauþuzbald, shaved, naked; poor, weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snauþuz →