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

Definitions

  1. Freemason

Ancestry of “frímúrari”, step by step

frímúrari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic múrari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmúrarimason
2Icelandicmúrbrick wall
3Old Norsemúrr—
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Icelandic frí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfrívacation, holiday; free
2Old Norsefrjáto free; to love; to love
3Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →