Roots/*h₂eḱ-meh₂-h₂eḱ-meh₂-“anvil, striking surface”Debatedtoolcraftacme, hammer, anvilExtended form of *h₂eḱ- related to anvil/hammer from sense of sharp striking.Related RootsbʰeHg-d-“to bake, to harden by heat”bʰendʰ-mn̥“something bound, a binding”bʰer-d-“to cut with a sharp edge, to shave”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”bʰeyh₂-“to strike, to cut”dʰeh₁-bʰr-eh₂“workshop, place of making”dʰeh₁-bʰr-mn̥-“craft-work, made thing”dʰeh₁-bʰr-₂“a craftsman workshop, a smith”