Where does “müür” come from?

müür (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German mūr, from Old Saxon mōr, from Proto-Germanic mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

müür (Estonian): wall

Definitions

  1. wall

Ancestry of “müür”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmūr—
2Old Saxonmōr—
3Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōraz →
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