Roots/*gʰeh₂-bʰ-gʰeh₂-bʰ-“to seize, take hold”Widely acceptedacquisitionactionSource of English give, gift, forgive, Latin habēreRoot for seizing, yielding English give, gift, forgive and possibly Latin habēre (to have).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”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”related entrySee also: gheh2-bh- variant