Where does “schijfrem” come from?

schijfrem (Dutch) comes from Dutch rem, from Dutch remmen, from Middle Dutch remmen, from Old Dutch remmen, from Proto-Germanic hramjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

schijfrem (Dutch): disc brake

Definitions

  1. disc brake

Ancestry of “schijfrem”, step by step

schijfrem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrembrake
2Dutchremmento brake, slow down; plural of rem
3Middle Dutchremmen
4Old Dutchremmen
5Proto-Germanichramjanąto put into a frame, to place a frame around; to...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch schijf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschijfdisk; a slice
2Proto-Germanicskībǭa shaving; slice
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
4Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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