pleh₁ḱ-

“to plait, to weave flax”

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flax/plait

PIE root meaning to plait or weave flax. Source of English "flax," Latin plectere, and words for braiding.

(s)kel-“to cover, to conceal, to shelter”(s)neh₁-“to spin thread, to wind”bʰelǵʰ-“to swell, to gird with a belt”bʰer-s-“top, point, bristling tip”bʰrewh₁-“to brew, to boil”dʰugh₂-“to milk, to be productive”gallīnā“hen, domestic fowl”gʰordʰ-“to enclose, gird”