Where does “murer” come from?

murer (French) comes from French mûr, from Middle French mur, from Old French mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

murer (French): to wall; wall off; to wall up; to lock up

Definitions

  1. to wall; wall off; to wall up; to lock up

Ancestry of “murer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmûrmatured, ripe; mature
2Middle Frenchmurwall
3Old Frenchmurwall
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “murer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →