Where does “pusta” come from?

pusta (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål puste, from Middle Low German pûsten — to snort.

pusta (Norwegian Bokmål): definite plural of pust; inflection of puste: ##...

Definitions

  1. definite plural of pust; inflection of puste: ##...

Ancestry of “pusta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpusteto breathe
2Middle Low Germanpûstento snort
Every word from Middle Low German pûsten →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål puste →