Where does “porrtidning” come from?

porrtidning (Swedish) comes from Swedish tidning, from Old Norse tíðindi — tidings, news, events.

porrtidning (Swedish): a pornographic magazine; a porno mag

Definitions

  1. a pornographic magazine; a porno mag

Ancestry of “porrtidning”, step by step

porrtidning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tidning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtidninga newspaper; a magazine, a journal
2Old Norsetíðinditidings, news, events

via Swedish porr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishporr"short for" pornografi
Every word from Old Norse tíðindi →Every word from Swedish tidning →