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Where does “puste” come from?

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

puste (Norwegian Bokmål): to breathe

Definitions

  1. to breathe

Ancestry of “puste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanpûstento snort

Words derived from “puste”

  • pusterom
  • pust
  • vindpust
  • pusta
Every word from Middle Low German pûsten →