Roots/*bheg-bheg-“to break, shatter”Widely accepteddestructionactionSource of English break, breach, fraction, Latin frangereRoot for breaking, yielding Latin frangere and English break, breach, fraction, fragment, frail.Related Rootsbʰelh₂-“to strike, fight in battle”bʰendʰ-₂“to bind, tie, fetter”bʰendʰ-mn̥“something bound, a binding”bʰer-“to carry, to bear”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”bʰerH-eyo-“to keep bearing, enduring”related entrySee also: bheg- origin