pewH-n-

“to rot, decay, fester”

Widely accepteddecaydisease

Source of Latin pūs, English pus, foul, putrid

Extended rot root, yielding Latin pūs (pus) and English pus, foul, putrid, suppurate.

h₁neyḱ-sko-“to begin to perish, vanish”pewdʰ-“to rot, stink”teh₁g-mn̥“that which touches, contact”weyh₁-sko-“to begin to separate, wither”