gʷenh₂-

“to strike, kill”

Widely acceptedviolencedeath

Source of Greek phonos, English bane, blight

Root for striking fatally, yielding Greek phonos (murder) and English bane.

bʰer-g-“to hide, to protect, to bury”dʰrewn-“to fall into water, to drown”gʰel-₃“to cut, wound, kill”gʷelH-“to pierce, prick, sting”gʷʰen-“to strike, to kill”gʷʰen-mn̥-“a striking, killing blow”gʷʰn̥-tó-“struck, killed”gʷʰn̥-tó-₂“struck down, slain”