Where does “mūre” come from?
mūre (Middle High German) comes from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
Ancestry of “mūre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | mūra | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *mūrā | — |
| 3 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
Words derived from “mūre”