Where does “mur” come from?
mur (Polish) comes from Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
mur (Polish): wall
Definitions
- wall
Ancestry of “mur”, step by step
mur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German mūre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | mūre | wall |
| 2 | Old High German | mūra | wall |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mūrā | wall |
| 4 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 5 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Old Polish mur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | mur | — |