Where does “håndbrems” come from?

håndbrems (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brems, 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.

håndbrems (Norwegian Bokmål): a handbrake or parking brake

Definitions

  1. a handbrake or parking brake

Ancestry of “håndbrems”, step by step

håndbrems traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål brems

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbremsa brake; imperative of bremse
2Germanbrēmsebrake, device for causing deceleration
3Middle Low Germanbrēmse—
4Old Saxonbrimissa—
5Old Saxon*brummōn—
6Proto-West Germanic*brummōnto drone, hum, growl

via Norwegian Bokmål hånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhånda hand
2Old Norsehǫndhand
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon brimissa →