Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mūrā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- + *-rós.

    Noun

    *mūrā f

    1. wall
      Synonym: *wall

    Inflection

    ōn-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *mūrā
    Genitive *mūrōn
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *mūrā *mūrōn
    Accusative *mūrōn *mūrōn
    Genitive *mūrōn *mūrōnō
    Dative *mūrōn *mūrōm, *mūrum
    Instrumental *mūrōn *mūrōm, *mūrum

    Descendants

    • Old English: mūr m
      • Middle English: mur (contaminated by Old French)
      • → Old Norse: múrr
    • Old Frisian: mūre
    • Old Saxon: mūra
    • Old Dutch: mūra
    • Old High German: mūra, mūri, mūri
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