Etymology Explorer › Icelandic

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.

bremsa (Icelandic): to brake; brake

Definitions

  1. to brake; brake

Ancestry of “bremsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbremse—
2Germanbrēmse—
3Middle Low Germanbrēmse—
4Old Saxonbrimissa—
5Old Saxon*brummōn—
6Proto-West Germanic*brummōn—

Words derived from “bremsa”

  • handbremsa
  • handbremsubeygja
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn →