bʰeHg-

“to apportion, deal out”

Widely accepteddistributionconsumption

Source of Greek phagein, English -phage, phagocyte

Root for dealing out/eating, yielding Greek phagein and English bacteriophage, sarcophagus.

bʰag-“to distribute, allot, share”bʰeh₂-g-₂“to eat, consume (LIV)”bʰeh₂-ǵ-“to allot, distribute (variant)”bʰrew-k-“to use, enjoy, consume”gʷelh₃-eyo-“to keep swallowing, gulping”gʷer-mn̥“that which devours, throat”gʷer-₂“to swallow, devour”gʷerh₂-eyo-₂“to keep swallowing, consuming”