Where does “mura” come from?

mura (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse múra, from Proto-Germanic murhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mork- — edible herb, tuber; tuber, edible herb.

mura (Icelandic): cinquefoil, potentilla

Definitions

  1. cinquefoil, potentilla

Ancestry of “mura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemúrasilvergrass, goosegrass
2Proto-Germanicmurhǭwild carrot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmork-edible herb, tuber; tuber, edible herb

Words derived from “mura

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mork-Every word from Proto-Germanic murhǭEvery word from Old Norse múra