gʰel-₃

“to cut, wound, kill”

Debatedviolencecutting

Source of English kill (via Norse), German quälen

Root for cutting/wounding, yielding English kill (via Old Norse) and German quälen (to torment).‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‌

bʰerdʰ-“to cut, split, separate”bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”bʰeyd-₂“to split, cleave, bite”ǵheysd-₂“to strike, wound”gʷelH-“to pierce, prick, sting”gʷenh₂-“to strike, kill”gʷʰen-“to strike, to kill”gʷʰn̥-tó-“struck, killed”