Where does “ummauert” come from?
ummauert (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.
ummauert (German): walled
Ancestry of “ummauert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Mauer | a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete |
| 2 | Middle High German | mūre | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mūra | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mūrā | — |
| 5 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |