h₂erk-

“to hold, contain, guard”

Widely acceptedcontainmentprotection

Source of Latin arcēre, arca, English ark, arcane, exercise

Root for holding or enclosing, producing Latin arca (chest) and English ark, arcane, exercise.

bʰergh-“to protect, preserve, hide”gʰer-dʰ-“to enclose with words, protect”h₂elg-“to ward off, protect”h₂erk-mn̥-“an enclosure, contained space”h₂erk-tó-“held back, enclosed”h₂erk-₃“to ward off, defend”h₂erǵ-₃“to close, shut, confine”h₂erḱ-eyo-“to keep warding off, defending”