Roots/*h₂neḱ-₂h₂neḱ-₂“to die, perish, kill”Widely accepteddeathviolenceSource of Latin nex, nocēre, English necro-, perniciousRoot for death/killing, yielding Latin nex (death) and English necropolis, internecine, pernicious.Related Rootsbʰer-g-“to hide, to protect, to bury”dʰrewn-“to fall into water, to drown”gʰel-₃“to cut, wound, kill”ǵheysd-₂“to strike, wound”ǵʰeysd-“to be terrified, ghost/spirit”gʷelH-“to pierce, prick, sting”gʷenh₂-“to strike, kill”gʷʰen-“to strike, to kill”related entrySee also: h2nek-2 related