peHǵ-

“to fix, fasten firmly”

Widely acceptedbindingsettlementlaw

Source of Latin pāgus, pāx, English pay, peace, page, pagan

Root for fastening, yielding Latin pāgus (village/district) and English peace, pay, page, pagan.

bʰendʰ-eyo-“to keep binding, obligating”bʰendʰ-mn̥-“a binding, bond, obligation”bʰendʰ-₂“to bind, tie, fetter”bʰerh₂-mn̥“an opening made by boring”bʰerǵ-es-“protection, a guarantee”deh₁-mn̥-₆“something set down, an established law”deh₁-yt-“something owed, a binding obligation”deh₃-mn̥-₂“a giving, a portion allotted”