Where does “bemuren” come from?
bemuren (Dutch) comes from Dutch muur, from Middle Dutch muur, from Old Dutch mūr, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
bemuren (Dutch): to fortify with a wall, to wall
Definitions
- to fortify with a wall, to wall
Ancestry of “bemuren”, step by step
bemuren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch muur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | muur | A wall; A type of fast-food vending machine with... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | muur | wall |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mūr | — |
| 4 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 5 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Dutch be- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to" |