dʰerǵʰ-

“to fasten, make firm”

Widely acceptedbindingtruthstability

Source of English trust, true, tree, truce, troth

Root for firmness/faithfulness, yielding English trust, true, tree, truce, troth.

bʰendʰ-eyo-“to keep binding, obligating”bʰendʰ-mn̥-“a binding, bond, obligation”bʰendʰ-₂“to bind, tie, fetter”dʰeh₁-r-“that which holds, support”h₂yew-“to join, yoke, bind by law”peHǵ-“to fix, fasten firmly”peh₂-ǵ-eyo-“to keep fastening, fix”peh₂-ḱ-“to fasten, make peace”