Where does “videovåld” come from?

videovåld (Swedish) comes from Swedish våld, from Old Swedish vald, from Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

videovåld (Swedish): (brutal) violence depicted on video, video nasties

Definitions

  1. (brutal) violence depicted on video, video nasties

Ancestry of “videovåld”, step by step

videovåld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish våld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvåldviolence; force
2Old Swedishvald—
3Old Norsevald—
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Swedish video

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvideovideo; video player
2EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
3Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
4Proto-Italicwidēōsee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vald →