gʷʰn̥-tó-

“struck, killed”

Widely acceptedviolenceaction

Source of English defense, offend, Latin -fendere

Past participle form yielding Latin -fendere and English defend, offend, fence.‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‍

bheg-“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”