Where does “bremsbereit” come from?

bremsbereit (German) comes 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.

bremsbereit (German): ready to brake

Definitions

  1. ready to brake

Ancestry of “bremsbereit”, step by step

bremsbereit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brēmse

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

via German bereit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbereitready
2Middle High Germanbereite—
3Old High Germanbireiti—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon brimissa →