Where does “Bremskraft” come from?

Bremskraft (German) comes from German kraft, from Middle High German kraft, from Old High German kraft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Bremskraft (German): brakeforce

Definitions

  1. brakeforce

Ancestry of “Bremskraft”, step by step

Bremskraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrafton the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,...
2Middle High Germankraft
3Old High Germankraft
4Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
5Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
6Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via German bremsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbremsento brake, slow down, decelerate
2Germanbrēmsebrake, device for causing deceleration
3Middle Low Germanbrēmse
4Old Saxonbrimissa
5Old Saxon*brummōn
6Proto-West Germanic*brummōnto drone, hum, growl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz