Where does “underholdningsindustri” come from?

underholdningsindustri (Norwegian Bokmål) 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.

underholdningsindustri (Norwegian Bokmål): entertainment industry

Definitions

  1. entertainment industry

Ancestry of “underholdningsindustri”, step by step

underholdningsindustri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål underholdning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålunderholdningentertainment
2Norwegian Bokmålunderholdeto support, maintain; to amuse, entertain
3Danishunderunder; underneath; below
4Old Norseundirunder, underneath
5Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Norwegian Bokmål industri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålindustriindustry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →