Where does “fjällämmel” come from?

fjällämmel (Swedish) comes from Swedish fjäll, 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.

fjällämmel (Swedish): Norway lemming, Lemmus lemmus

Definitions

  1. Norway lemming, Lemmus lemmus

Ancestry of “fjällämmel”, step by step

fjällämmel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fjäll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfjälla mountain; a scale
2Old Swedishfiäl—
3Old Norsefjallmountain
4Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Swedish lämmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlämmela lemming (small rodent)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →