Where does “brems” come from?

brems (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

brems (Norwegian Nynorsk): a brake

Definitions

  1. a brake

Ancestry of “brems”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrēmsebrake, device for causing deceleration
2Middle Low Germanbrēmse—
3Old Saxonbrimissa—
4Old Saxon*brummōn—
5Proto-West Germanic*brummōnto drone, hum, growl
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon brimissa →