bʰeh₂-g-₂

“to eat, consume (LIV)”

Widely acceptedconsumptionbiology

Source of Greek phagein, English phagocyte, esophagus

Root for eating, yielding Greek phagein and medical terms phagocyte, esophagus, dysphagia.

bʰardʰeh₂“beard, facial hair”bʰeHg-“to apportion, deal out”bʰeh₂-ǵ-“to allot, distribute (variant)”bʰrew-k-“to use, enjoy, consume”dent-“tooth, fang, biting edge”gʷelh₃-eyo-“to keep swallowing, gulping”gʷer-mn̥“that which devours, throat”gʷer-₂“to swallow, devour”