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
- skid mark
Ancestry of “Bremsspur”, step by step
Bremsspur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Spur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Spur | Alternative spelling of Spuer; trace |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | Spuer | trace; track, lane, trail |
| 3 | Middle High German | spor | — |
| 4 | Old High German | spor | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spurą | track |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
via German brēmse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brēmse | brake, device for causing deceleration |
| 2 | Middle Low German | brēmse | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | brimissa | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *brummōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *brummōn | to drone, hum, growl |
via Luxembourgish brems
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | brems | inflection of bremsen: ## second-person singular... |