kel-mn̥-

“covering, helmet, concealment”

Widely acceptedprotectionconcealment

helmet, helm, cell, occult

Nominal of *kel- giving English helmet, helm, Latin occulere > occult, cella > cell.

bʰergh-“to protect, preserve, hide”gʰer-dʰ-“to enclose with words, protect”h₂elg-“to ward off, protect”h₂erk-“to hold, contain, guard”h₂erk-tó-₂“kept back, secret”h₂erk-₃“to ward off, defend”h₂erḱ-eyo-“to keep warding off, defending”h₂eyg-es-“illness, affliction”