Where does “מויער” come from?

מויער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German mūr, 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.

מויער (Yiddish): wall made of stone or concrete

Definitions

  1. wall made of stone or concrete

Ancestry of “מויער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmūr—
2Old High Germanmūrawall
3Proto-West Germanic*mūrāwall
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “מויער”

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