gʰendʰ-

“to seize, to take hold firmly”

Widely acceptedaction

get, forget, beget, guess, apprehend, comprehend

Root of Old English gietan "to get", Latin prehendere "to grasp", yielding English get, forget, beget, guess, apprehend, comprehend, prison, surprise.

bheg-“to break, shatter”bʰelh₂-“to strike, fight in battle”bʰendʰ-mn̥“something bound, a binding”bʰendʰ-₂“to bind, tie, fetter”bʰer-“to carry, to bear”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”bʰerH-eyo-“to keep bearing, enduring”

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