Where does “Betonmauer” come from?

Betonmauer (German) comes from German Mauer, from Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Betonmauer (German): concrete wall

Definitions

  1. concrete wall

Ancestry of “Betonmauer”, step by step

Betonmauer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mauer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMauera wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
2Middle High Germanmūrewall
3Old High Germanmūrawall
4Proto-West Germanic*mūrāwall
5Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
6Old Latinmoerus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via German betōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbetōnconcrete
2Frenchbétonconcrete; to drop
3Latinbitūmenmineral pitch, bitumen
4Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
5Proto-Italic*-mn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →