Where does “hævnporno” come from?

hævnporno (Danish) comes from Danish hævn, from Old Danish hæfnd, from Old Norse hefnd, from Old Norse hefna — avenge.

hævnporno (Danish): revenge porn

Definitions

  1. revenge porn

Ancestry of “hævnporno”, step by step

hævnporno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hævn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhævnrevenge; imperative of hævne
2Old Danishhæfnd—
3Old Norsehefndrevenge
4Old Norsehefnaavenge

via Danish porno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpornoshort form of pornografi
Every word from Old Norse hefna →Every word from Old Norse hefnd →Every word from Old Danish hæfnd →