Where does “bremselengd” come from?

bremselengd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bremse, from German Bremse, from Middle High German bremse, from Middle Low German premese, from Middle Low German premen.

Ancestry of “bremselengd”, step by step

bremselengd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bremse

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk lengd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklengdlength
2Old Norselengd—
3Proto-Germaniclangiþōlongness, length
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Middle Low German premen →Every word from Middle Low German premese →Every word from Middle High German bremse →