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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishunderhållningentertainment
2Swedishunderhållato entertain
3Swedishunderunder; below; beneath; during, at the same time...
4Old Swedishunderwonder, miracle; wonderment, awe, marvel
5Old Norseundrwonder; scandal
6Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Swedish våld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvåldviolence; force
2Old Swedishvald
3Old Norsevald
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrąEvery word from Old Norse undr