Roots/*ḱerd-₂ḱerd-₂“middle, center”Widely acceptedbodycenteremotionSource of Latin cor, English heart, core, courage, recordRoot for the heart/center, yielding Latin cor and English heart, core, courage, record, accord.Related Roots(H)meyǵʰ-“to urinate, to mist”bʰardʰeh₂“beard, facial hair”bʰeh₁-tl-“instrument of speaking, lips”bʰelǵʰ-“to swell, to gird with a belt”bʰer-d-“to cut with a sharp edge, to shave”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰer-s-“top, point, bristling tip”bʰerǵʰ-tó-“raised up, elevated, proud”related entrySee also: kerd-2 history