Where does “bergsklättrare” come from?

bergsklättrare (Swedish) comes from Swedish klättrare, from Swedish klättra, from German klettern, from German kletten, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

bergsklättrare (Swedish): mountain climber, mountaineer

Definitions

  1. mountain climber, mountaineer

Ancestry of “bergsklättrare”, step by step

bergsklättrare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish klättrare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklättrareclimber, a person who climbs
2Swedishklättrato climb
3Germankletternto climb
4Germankletten—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Swedish Berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishBerga mountain
2Old NorsebjargAlternative form of berg; cliff
3Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →