Where does “frímúrari” come from?
frímúrari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic múrari, from Icelandic múr, from Old Norse múrr, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
frímúrari (Icelandic): Freemason
Ancestry of “frímúrari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | múrari | mason |
| 2 | Icelandic | múr | brick wall |
| 3 | Old Norse | múrr | — |
| 4 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |