Where does “posi” come from?

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

posi (Faroese): bag

Definitions

  1. bag

Ancestry of “posi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseposipurse, bag; bag, purse
2Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Norse posi →