Where does “underholdning” come from?

underholdning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

underholdning (Norwegian Bokmål): entertainment

Definitions

  1. entertainment

Ancestry of “underholdning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålunderholdeto support, maintain; to amuse, entertain
2Danishunderunder; underneath; below
3Old Norseundirunder, underneath
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “underholdning”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →