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Where does “skraldepose” come from?

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

skraldepose (Danish): garbage bag

Definitions

  1. garbage bag

Ancestry of “skraldepose”, step by step

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