Where does “fjäll” come from?

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

fjäll (Swedish): a mountain; a scale

Definitions

  1. a mountain; a scale

Ancestry of “fjäll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfiäl—
2Old Norsefjallmountain
3Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “fjäll”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →