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