Where does “murage” come from?

murage (Old French) comes from Latin murus, from Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

murage (Old French): tax levied for the building or repairing of town...

Definitions

  1. tax levied for the building or repairing of town...

Ancestry of “murage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmurusa wall
2Latinmoerus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences

Words derived from “murage

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meiEvery word from Latin moerusEvery word from Latin murus
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