Where does “fjällripa” come from?

fjällripa (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.

fjällripa (Swedish): a rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta

Definitions

  1. a rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta

Ancestry of “fjällripa”, step by step

fjällripa 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 ripa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishripaptarmigan
2Old Norserjúpaptarmigan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewg-to belch; to roar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →