English
Meurer
Meurer comes from German Maurer ‘bricklayer’, and goes back to Old High German mūrāri.
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050mūrāri
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350mūrære
- Germanc. 1650–presentMaurer‘bricklayer’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentMeurerbyform of Maurer
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050mūrāri
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350mūrære
- Germanc. 1650–presentMaurer‘bricklayer’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentMeurerbyform of Maurer
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Old High German mūrāri
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old High German mūrāri / Meurer