krey-₂

“to buy, trade, acquire”

Debatedcommerceacquisition

Source of Greek priasthai, Irish crenic, English price

Root for buying/trading, attested in Celtic and Greek, possibly yielding English price via Latin.‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍

deh₃-r-“to give, gift (extended)”gʰeh₂-bʰ-“to seize, take hold”gʰel-d-“to pay, yield, gold”gʰrebʰ-₂“to reach, seize, grab”h₂elg-₂“to earn, gain, merit”h₃emh₃-“to take hold of, possess”h₁ep-“to take, seize, reach”h₂ep-₂“to reach, grasp, handle”