Where does “antilock brake” come from?
antilock brake (English) comes from English anti-lock, from English Lock, from Middle English lok, from Old English lāc, from Proto-West Germanic laik, from Proto-Germanic laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
antilock brake (English): A brake fitted to modern road vehicles to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
Definitions
- A brake fitted to modern road vehicles to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
Ancestry of “antilock brake”, step by step
antilock brake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anti-lock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anti-lock | Preventing something from becoming stuck or... |
| 2 | English | Lock | from the surname |
| 3 | Middle English | lok | lock |
| 4 | Old English | lāc | play, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laik | game, sport |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laikaz | dance; game, sport; hymn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |