Roots/*meh₂-k-meh₂-k-“to knead, press, form”Widely acceptedcraftingactionSource of Latin macerāre, English make, match, mason, massRoot for kneading/forming, yielding English make, match, mason and Latin macerāre (to soften).Related Rootsbheg-“to break, shatter”bʰelh₂-“to strike, fight in battle”bʰendʰ-₂“to bind, tie, fetter”bʰendʰ-mn̥“something bound, a binding”bʰer-“to carry, to bear”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”related entrySee also: meh2-k- related