Where does “bromsvätska” come from?

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

bromsvätska (Swedish): brake fluid

Definitions

  1. brake fluid

Ancestry of “bromsvätska”, step by step

bromsvätska 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 vätska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvätskaa liquid, a fluid
Every word from Middle Low German premen →Every word from Middle Low German premese →Every word from Swedish broms →