Where does “fjall” come from?

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

fjall (Old Norse): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “fjall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “fjall

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą