Where does “fjällvandring” come from?

fjällvandring (Swedish) comes from Swedish fjällvandra, from Swedish vandra, from Old Swedish vandra, from Middle Low German wanderen, from Old Saxon *wandarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn — to waver, change, fluctuate.

fjällvandring (Swedish): mountain hiking, mountain trek

Definitions

  1. mountain hiking, mountain trek

Ancestry of “fjällvandring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfjällvandrahike in the mountains; go mountain hiking
2Swedishvandrato wander, to hike
3Old Swedishvandra—
4Middle Low Germanwanderen—
5Old Saxon*wandarōn—
6Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn →Every word from Old Saxon *wandarōn →Every word from Middle Low German wanderen →