Where does “Mauer” come from?

Mauer (German) comes 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.

Mauer (German): a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete

Definitions

  1. a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete

Ancestry of “Mauer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Mauer”

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