Where does “mau̯ŕo” come from?

mau̯ŕo (Polabian) comes from Middle Low German mure, from Old Saxon mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mau̯ŕo (Polabian): wall

Definitions

  1. wall

Ancestry of “mau̯ŕo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmurewall
2Old Saxonmūra—
3Proto-West Germanic*mūrāwall
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →