Where does “bremselengde” come from?

bremselengde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bremse, from German Bremse, from Middle High German bremse, from Middle Low German premese, from Middle Low German premen.

bremselengde (Norwegian Bokmål): braking distance, stopping distance

Definitions

  1. braking distance, stopping distance

Ancestry of “bremselengde”, step by step

bremselengde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bremse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbremsea brake; to brake
2GermanBremsebrake, device for causing deceleration; any kind...
3Middle High Germanbremse—
4Middle Low Germanpremesetwitch for horses
5Middle Low Germanpremen—

via Norwegian Bokmål lengde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållengdelength
Every word from Middle Low German premen →Every word from Middle Low German premese →Every word from Middle High German bremse →