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 hefnaEvery word from Old Norse hefndEvery word from Old Danish hæfnd
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