Where does “múrur” come from?

múrur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse múrr, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

múrur (Faroese): brick wall

Definitions

  1. brick wall

Ancestry of “múrur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemúrr—
2Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
3Old Latinmoerus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →