Where does “bærepose” come from?

bærepose (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bære, from Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bærepose (Norwegian Bokmål): a carrier bag, shopping bag

Definitions

  1. a carrier bag, shopping bag

Ancestry of “bærepose”, step by step

bærepose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbæreto bear; endure; to wear; to support; bear; carry
2Old Norseberato carry, to bear; to make bare; female bear
3Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Norwegian Bokmål pøse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpøseto pour e.g. rain
2Danishposebag
3Old Norseposipurse, bag; bag, purse
4Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →