Where does “underholdningsbranche” come from?
underholdningsbranche (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål underholdning, from Norwegian Bokmål underholde, from Danish under, from Old Norse undir, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
underholdningsbranche (Danish): entertainment industry
Definitions
- entertainment industry
Ancestry of “underholdningsbranche”, step by step
underholdningsbranche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål underholdning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | underholdning | entertainment |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | underholde | to support, maintain; to amuse, entertain |
| 3 | Danish | under | under; underneath; below |
| 4 | Old Norse | undir | under, underneath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via Danish branche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | branche | sector, a specific trade or industry, a line of work |
| 2 | French | branche | branch; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Old French | branche | branch |
| 4 | Late Latin | branca | footprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw |
| 5 | Gaulish | vranca | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrónkeh₂ | — |