Where does “Bremsspur” come from?

Bremsspur (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Spur, from Luxembourgish Spuer, from Middle High German spor, from Old High German spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

Bremsspur (Luxembourgish): skid mark

Definitions

  1. skid mark

Ancestry of “Bremsspur”, step by step

Bremsspur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Spur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSpurAlternative spelling of Spuer; trace
2LuxembourgishSpuertrace; track, lane, trail
3Middle High Germanspor
4Old High Germanspor
5Proto-Germanicspurątrack
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

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 Luxembourgish brems

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishbremsinflection of bremsen: ## second-person singular...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH-Every word from Proto-Germanic spurąEvery word from Old High German spor