Where does “mur” come from?

mur (Old Swedish) comes from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “mur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →