Where does “högfjäll” come from?

högfjäll (Swedish) comes from Swedish hög, from Old Swedish høgher, from Old Norse hugr, from Proto-Germanic hugiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.

högfjäll (Swedish): area in the mountains above the snow line

Definitions

  1. area in the mountains above the snow line

Ancestry of “högfjäll”, step by step

högfjäll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhöghigh; which reaches a great distance from the...
2Old Swedishhøgherhigh; hill, barrow
3Old Norsehugrthought
4Proto-Germanichugizmind, thought, sense, understanding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hugiz →