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