Where does “pose” come from?
pose (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish pose, from Old Norse posi, from Proto-Germanic pusô — bag, sack, scrip.
Ancestry of “pose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | pose | bag |
| 2 | Old Norse | posi | purse, bag; bag, purse |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pusô | bag, sack, scrip |