Where does “bremzati” come from?

bremzati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German bremsen, 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.

bremzati (Serbo-Croatian): to brake

Definitions

  1. to brake

Ancestry of “bremzati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbremsento brake, slow down, decelerate
2Germanbrēmsebrake, device for causing deceleration
3Middle Low Germanbrēmse—
4Old Saxonbrimissa—
5Old Saxon*brummōn—
6Proto-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 →