Roots/*gʷel-₂gʷel-₂“to throw, cast”Widely acceptedactionthrowingSource of Greek ballein, English ball, ballistic, problem, symbolRoot for throwing, yielding Greek ballein and English ball, ballistic, symbol, problem, parable.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: gwel-2 history