Where does “pose” come from?

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

pose (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bag or sack

Definitions

  1. a bag or sack

Ancestry of “pose”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pose

Every word from Proto-Germanic pusôEvery word from Old Norse posi