meh₁-tl-

“instrument for cutting, middle point”

Widely acceptedmaterialtool

metal, medal, mettle

Root of Greek metallon "mine, quarry, metal", yielding English metal, medal, mettle (same word, diff‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍erent sense).

bʰer-d-“to cut with a sharp edge, to shave”bʰerdʰ-“to cut, split, separate”bʰerǵ-s-“to protect by enclosing”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”bʰeyh₂-“to strike, to cut”bʰreg-mn̥“that which breaks, fragment”deru-“tree, wood, to be firm”dʰeyǵʰ-mn̥-₂“wall, thing built from clay”