Roots/*pewh₁-pewh₁-“to strike, stamp, cut”Widely acceptedactioncuttingjudgmentSource of Latin putāre, English compute, repute, imputeRoot for striking/pruning, yielding Latin putāre (to prune/reckon) and English compute, repute, amputate.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”bʰerdʰ-“to cut, split, separate”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”related entrySee also: pewh1- history