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Where does “mur” come from?

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

mur (Swedish): wall; defense structure; A wall-like structure...

Definitions

  1. wall; defense structure; A wall-like structure...

Ancestry of “mur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmur—
2Latinmūrus—
3Old Latinmoerus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mur”

  • tukimuuri
  • betonimuuri
  • suojamuuri
  • rautamuuri
  • rantamuuri
  • aivomuuri
  • kivimuuri
  • muuri
  • kaupunginmuuri
  • maksumuuri
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →