Where does “Bremszug” come from?

Bremszug (German) comes from German bremsen, 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.

Bremszug (German): brake cable

Definitions

  1. brake cable

Ancestry of “Bremszug”, step by step

Bremszug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German zug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzugprocession
2Middle High Germanzuc—
3Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon brimissa →