Where does “skvallertidning” come from?

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

skvallertidning (Swedish): a gossip magazine

Definitions

  1. a gossip magazine

Ancestry of “skvallertidning”, step by step

skvallertidning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tidning

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

via Swedish skvaller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskvallergossip (idle talk)
2Swedishskvallrato tell on
Every word from Old Norse tíðindi →Every word from Swedish tidning →