Where does “mur” come from?
mur (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh mur, from Proto-Brythonic *mʉr, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
Ancestry of “mur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Welsh | mur | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | *mʉr | — |
| 3 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |