Where does “underhållningsvåld” come from?
underhållningsvåld (Swedish) comes from Swedish underhållning, from Swedish underhålla, from Swedish under, from Old Swedish under, from Old Norse undr, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
underhållningsvåld (Swedish): violence as entertainment (in movies, games, or the like)
Definitions
- violence as entertainment (in movies, games, or the like)
Ancestry of “underhållningsvåld”, step by step
underhållningsvåld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish underhållning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | underhållning | entertainment |
| 2 | Swedish | underhålla | to entertain |
| 3 | Swedish | under | under; below; beneath; during, at the same time... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | under | wonder, miracle; wonderment, awe, marvel |
| 5 | Old Norse | undr | wonder; scandal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wundrą | wonder, miracle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |