ḱenk-

“to gird, encircle”

Widely acceptedbindingenclosure

Source of Latin cingere, English cinch, precinct, succinct

Root for girding, yielding Latin cingere and English cinch, precinct, succinct.‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍

bʰendʰ-₂“to bind, tie, fetter”bʰendʰ-eyo-“to keep binding, obligating”bʰendʰ-mn̥-“a binding, bond, obligation”dʰerǵʰ-“to fasten, make firm”ǵher-“to enclose, grasp”gʰer-dʰ-“to enclose with words, protect”ǵherdʰ-“to gird, encircle, fortify”ǵherdʰ-tó-“enclosed, girded”