Where does “pøse” come from?

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

pøse (Norwegian Bokmål): to pour e.g. rain

Definitions

  1. to pour e.g. rain

Ancestry of “pøse”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pøse

Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô
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