Where does “urnenmuur” come from?

urnenmuur (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.

urnenmuur (Dutch): columbarium, urn wall

Definitions

  1. columbarium, urn wall

Ancestry of “urnenmuur”, step by step

urnenmuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch muur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmuurA wall; A type of fast-food vending machine with...
2Middle Dutchmuurwall
3Old Dutchmūr
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Dutch urn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchurnfunerary urn; any other footed vase
2Latinūrnaurn, a moderately sized vessel for drawing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Old Latin moerusEvery word from Latin mūrus
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