Where does “grunnmur” come from?

grunnmur (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mur, from Old Norse múrr, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

grunnmur (Norwegian Nynorsk): a foundation

Definitions

  1. a foundation

Ancestry of “grunnmur”, step by step

grunnmur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk mur

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk grunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrunnground, foundation; reason; shallow
2Old Norsegrunnrbottom
3Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →