Where does “fjǫllóttr” come from?

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

fjǫllóttr (Old Norse): mountainous

Definitions

  1. mountainous

Ancestry of “fjǫllóttr”, 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 →