Where does “bromsservo” come from?

bromsservo (Swedish) comes from Swedish broms, from Middle Low German premese, from Middle Low German premen.

bromsservo (Swedish): brake servo

Definitions

  1. brake servo

Ancestry of “bromsservo”, step by step

bromsservo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish broms

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbromsbrake; a device used to slow or stop a vehicle,...
2Middle Low Germanpremesetwitch for horses
3Middle Low Germanpremen—

via Swedish servo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishservoservo
Every word from Middle Low German premen →Every word from Middle Low German premese →Every word from Swedish broms →
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