Roots/*bʰeyd-₂bʰeyd-₂“to split, cleave, bite”Widely acceptedcuttingactionSource of Latin findere, English bite, bit, bitter, fissionRoot for splitting/biting, yielding Latin findere and English bite, bit, bitter, fission, beetle.Related Rootsbheg-“to break, shatter”bʰelh₂-“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”bʰerdʰ-“to cut, split, separate”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”related entrySee also: bheyd-2 related