Where does “bremselengde” come from?

bremselengde (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.

bremselengde (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 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 lengde

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