Where does “kollisjonspute” come from?

kollisjonspute (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pute, from Danish pude, from Old Danish puthæ, from Proto-Germanic pūto, from Proto-Indo-European bū-.

kollisjonspute (Norwegian Bokmål): an airbag

Definitions

  1. an airbag

Ancestry of “kollisjonspute”, step by step

kollisjonspute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål pute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålputea pillow; a cushion
2Danishpudecushion; pillow; pad
3Old Danishputhæ—
4Proto-Germanicpūtoswollen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbū-—

via Norwegian Bokmål kollisjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkollisjona collision
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pūto →Every word from Old Danish puthæ →