Where does “Bremsschikane” come from?

Bremsschikane (German) comes from German Schikane, from French chicane, from French chicaner, from Middle French chicaner, from Middle Low German schicken, from Old Saxon *skikkian, from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan.

Bremsschikane (German): chicane

Definitions

  1. chicane

Ancestry of “Bremsschikane”, step by step

Bremsschikane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schikane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchikanebullying, harassment; chicane
2FrenchchicaneChicane (obstruction designed to reduce speed), double road bend
3Frenchchicanerto get into an argument; to quibble, squabble
4Middle Frenchchicaner—
5Middle Low Germanschicken—
6Old Saxon*skikkian—
7Proto-Germanic*skikkijan—

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-Germanic *skikkijan →Every word from Old Saxon *skikkian →Every word from Middle Low German schicken →