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