Where does “brēmse” come from?

brēmse (German) comes from Middle Low German brēmse, from Old Saxon brimissa, from Old Saxon *brummōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn.

Ancestry of “brēmse”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Low German	brēmse	—
2	Old Saxon	brimissa	—
3	Old Saxon	*brummōn	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	*brummōn	—

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