Roots/*h₂enk-tro-h₂enk-tro-“hooking device, anchor”Widely acceptedtoolmaritimeanchor, anchorageInstrumental of *h₂enk- giving Latin ancora, English anchor, anchorage.Related Rootsbʰer-d-“to cut with a sharp edge, to shave”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”bʰeyh₂-“to strike, to cut”gʷher-mn̥-“warm thing, heated substance”h₂enk-₂“to bend, to form a hook or angle”h₂erH-tl-“plough, tilling tool”h₂erh₃-tro-“plowing instrument”h₂eyg-mn̥-“pointed thing, stinger”