Roots / *kelh₁-₂
kelh₁-₂ “to drive, set in motion” Widely accepted movement speed
Source of Latin celer, English accelerate, hold
At a Glance
Reconstruction kelh₁-₂ Meaning “to drive, set in motion” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field movement, speed Root for driving/setting in motion, yielding Latin celer (swift) and English accelerate, hold.
bʰeh₂-d- “to go, step, walk” bʰer-eyo- “to carry repeatedly, bear habitually” bʰer-tó- “carried, borne” dʰrebʰ- “to drive, push, run” dʰrebʰ-eyo- “to keep running, drive” dʰreǵ- “to draw, drag, pull along” dʰreǵ-mn̥ “that which is dragged, burden” dhregh- “to pull, drag, carry” related entry