Where does “bremsa” come from?

bremsa (Icelandic) comes from Danish bremse, 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.

bremsa (Icelandic): to brake; brake

Definitions

  1. to brake; brake

Ancestry of “bremsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbremsebrake
2Germanbrēmsebrake, device for causing deceleration
3Middle Low Germanbrēmse—
4Old Saxonbrimissa—
5Old Saxon*brummōn—
6Proto-West Germanic*brummōnto drone, hum, growl

Words derived from “bremsa”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon brimissa →