Etymology Explorer › Greenlandic

Where does “bamse” come from?

bamse (Greenlandic) comes from Danish bamse — teddy bear; bear; a burly man.

bamse (Greenlandic): teddy bear

Definitions

  1. teddy bear

Ancestry of “bamse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbamseteddy bear; bear; a burly man
Every word from Danish bamse →