Where does “brēmse” come from?

brēmse (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon brimissa, from Old Saxon *brummōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn — to drone, hum, growl.

Ancestry of “brēmse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbrimissa—
2Old Saxon*brummōn—
3Proto-West Germanic*brummōnto drone, hum, growl

Words derived from “brēmse”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon brimissa →