Where does “pornoforretning” come from?

pornoforretning (Danish) comes from Danish forretning, from Danish -ning, from Old Norse -ning.

pornoforretning (Danish): a private shop, sex shop

Definitions

  1. a private shop, sex shop

Ancestry of “pornoforretning”, step by step

pornoforretning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish forretning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforretningstore; business
2Danish-ningAlternative form of -ing; -ing; action of
3Old Norse-ning—

via Danish porno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpornoshort form of pornografi
Every word from Old Norse -ning →Every word from Danish -ning →Every word from Danish forretning →