Roots / *mew-r-
mew-r- “wall, enclosure” Widely accepted architecture enclosure
Source of Latin mūrus, English mural, immure
At a Glance
Reconstruction mew-r- Meaning “wall, enclosure” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field architecture, enclosure Extended root for wall, yielding Latin mūrus (wall) and English mural, immure, ammunition.
bʰruH-mn̥ “bridge, brow, eyebrow” dʰwer-₂ “door, gate, entrance” dʰwer-eh₂ “doorway, entrance” ǵher- “to enclose, grasp” gʰer-dʰ- “to enclose with words, protect” ǵherdʰ- “to gird, encircle, fortify” ǵherdʰ-tó- “enclosed, girded” gʰordʰ- “to enclose, gird” related entry