Where does “brëmzowac” come from?

brëmzowac (Kashubian) comes from German bremsen, 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.

Ancestry of “brëmzowac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbremsento brake, slow down, decelerate
2Germanbrēmsebrake, device for causing deceleration
3Middle Low Germanbrēmse
4Old Saxonbrimissa
5Old Saxon*brummōn
6Proto-West Germanic*brummōnto drone, hum, growl
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōnEvery word from Old Saxon *brummōnEvery word from Old Saxon brimissa