Where does “hustrumisshandel” come from?

hustrumisshandel (Swedish) comes from Swedish hustru, from Old Norse húsfrú — housewife.

hustrumisshandel (Swedish): wifebeating

Definitions

  1. wifebeating

Ancestry of “hustrumisshandel”, step by step

hustrumisshandel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hustru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhustrua wife, a married woman
2Old Norsehúsfrúhousewife

via Swedish misshandel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmisshandelabuse
Every word from Old Norse húsfrú →Every word from Swedish hustru →