Roots/*kʷeyd-kʷeyd-“to cut, fell, destroy”Widely acceptedcuttingviolenceSource of Latin caedere, English -cide, cement, scissorsRoot for cutting down, yielding Latin caedere and English homicide, decide, cement, scissors.Related Rootsbʰerdʰ-“to cut, split, separate”bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”bʰeyd-₂“to split, cleave, bite”gʰel-₃“to cut, wound, kill”ǵheysd-₂“to strike, wound”gʷelH-“to pierce, prick, sting”gʷenh₂-“to strike, kill”gʷʰen-“to strike, to kill”related entrySee also: kweyd- history