Where does “Muur” come from?
Muur (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
Muur (Alemannic German): wall
Ancestry of “Muur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | mūre | — |
| 2 | Old High German | mūra | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mūrā | — |
| 4 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |