Where does “affaldspose” come from?

affaldspose (Danish) comes from Danish pose, from Old Norse posi, from Proto-Germanic pusô — bag, sack, scrip.

affaldspose (Danish): garbage bag

Definitions

  1. garbage bag

Ancestry of “affaldspose”, step by step

affaldspose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish pose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishposebag
2Old Norseposipurse, bag; bag, purse
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip

via Danish affald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishaffaldtrash, garbage, waste
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Norse posi →Every word from Danish pose →