h₂erk-₄

“to hold, to contain, to guard”

Widely acceptedactionsociety

ark, archive, arcane, monarch

Root of Greek arkhein "to rule", Latin arca "chest", yielding English ark, archive, arcane, monarch,‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‍ anarchy, oligarch.

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”bʰerǵ-es-“protection, a guarantee”bʰerǵ-mn̥-₂“something protected, a pledge”

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