Where does “murer” come from?

murer (Middle French) comes from Middle French mur, from Old French mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “murer”, step by step

murer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French mur

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

via Old French murer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmurerto close by a wall
2Late Latinmuro—

Words derived from “murer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →