Where does “Handbremse” come from?

Handbremse (German) comes from German hand, from Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

Handbremse (German): handbrake

Definitions

  1. handbrake

Ancestry of “Handbremse”, step by step

Handbremse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhandhand
2Middle High Germanhanthand
3Old High Germanhanthand
4Proto-West Germanichanduhand
5SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
6Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
7Old Norsehǫndhand
8Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via German brēmse

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

Words derived from “Handbremse”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →