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Where does “handbremsubeygja” come from?

handbremsubeygja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic handbremsa, from Icelandic bremsa, from Danish bremse, from German brēmse, from Middle Low German brēmse, from Old Saxon brimissa, from Old Saxon *brummōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn.

handbremsubeygja (Icelandic): handbrake turn

Definitions

  1. handbrake turn

Ancestry of “handbremsubeygja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichandbremsahandbrake
2Icelandicbremsato brake; brake
3Danishbremse—
4Germanbrēmse—
5Middle Low Germanbrēmse—
6Old Saxonbrimissa—
7Old Saxon*brummōn—
8Proto-West Germanic*brummōn—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn →