Roots/*gʷelh₃-gʷelh₃-“to pierce, to sting, pain”Debatedbodymakingpierce, stab, painRoot for piercing/pain, yielding English quell, kill, Old English cwellan.Related Roots(H)meyǵʰ-“to urinate, to mist”(s)tew-“to push, to strike”bʰardʰeh₂“beard, facial hair”bʰeh₁-tl-“instrument of speaking, lips”bʰelǵʰ-“to swell, to gird with a belt”bʰendʰ-“to bind, to tie”bʰer-d-“to cut with a sharp edge, to shave”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”