Where does “Gesichtsbremse” come from?

Gesichtsbremse (German) comes from German Gesicht, from Middle High German gesiht, from Old High German gisiht, from Proto-West Germanic gasihti, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Gesichtsbremse (German): faceplant

Definitions

  1. faceplant

Ancestry of “Gesichtsbremse”, step by step

Gesichtsbremse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gesicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesichtthe face; a facial expression, a look; outward...
2Middle High Germangesiht
3Old High Germangisiht
4Proto-West Germanicgasihtisight
5Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German brēmse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrēmsebrake, device for causing deceleration
2Middle Low Germanbrēmse
3Old Saxonbrimissa
4Old Saxon*brummōn
5Proto-West Germanic*brummōnto drone, hum, growl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-