Where does “bromsspår” come from?
bromsspår (Swedish) comes from Swedish spår, from Old Norse spǫr, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
bromsspår (Swedish): a skidmark (on a road)
Ancestry of “bromsspår”, step by step
bromsspår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spår | a track; a mark left by something that has passed... |
| 2 | Old Norse | spǫr | accusative singular indefinite of spǫrr |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spurą | track |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
via Swedish broms
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | broms | brake; a device used to slow or stop a vehicle,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | premese | twitch for horses |
| 3 | Middle Low German | premen | — |