ḱeh₂k-

“to be able, help, enable”

Debatedabilitytool

Source of English hack, hatchet, German Haken (hook)

Root for ability/enabling, yielding Germanic cutting implements and possibly hook derivatives.

bʰer-d-“to cut with a sharp edge, to shave”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”bʰeyh₂-“to strike, to cut”dʰeh₁-ḱ-mn̥-“a making, thing made”dʰeh₁-ḱ-ul-“easy to make, manageable”gʷher-mn̥-“warm thing, heated substance”gʷneH₃-“to know, recognize (zero-grade)”h₂enk-tro-“hooking device, anchor”