Where does “bremse” come from?
bremse (Danish) comes from German brēmse, from Middle Low German brēmse, from Old Saxon brimissa, from Old Saxon *brummōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn — to drone, hum, growl.
bremse (Danish): brake
Definitions
- brake
Ancestry of “bremse”, step by step
bremse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German brēmse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brēmse | brake, device for causing deceleration |
| 2 | Middle Low German | brēmse | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | brimissa | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *brummōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *brummōn | to drone, hum, growl |
via English brims
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brims | plural of brim; Third-person singular simple... |