kʷel-₂

“to turn, revolve, dwell around”

Widely acceptedmovementdwellingagriculture

Source of Latin colere, English colony, culture, cycle, wheel

Root for revolving/dwelling, yielding Latin colere and English colony, culture, cycle, wheel, cultivate.

(s)kel-“to cover, to conceal, to shelter”bʰeh₂-d-“to go, step, walk”bʰer-eyo-“to carry repeatedly, bear habitually”bʰer-g-“to hide, to protect, to bury”bʰer-s-“top, point, bristling tip”bʰer-tó-“carried, borne”bʰerǵ-“to hide, to protect”bʰorgʰ-“fortified high place, stronghold”