h₁neyḱ-

“to attack, begin, endeavor”

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Source of Latin nītī, English nice (orig. foolish)

Root for attacking or striving, yielding Latin nītī and English nice (originally meaning ignorant).‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‍

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”