skel-

“to cut, to split”

Widely acceptedmaking

cut, cleave, split

Root for cutting, yielding English shell, skill, half, Latin scalpere, Greek skolion.

(s)tew-“to push, to strike”bʰendʰ-“to bind, to tie”bʰreg-“to break, to shatter”deyk-“to throw, to build a wall”dʰeyǵʰ-“to mold, to form, to knead”gnebʰ-“to press, to pinch”gʰerd-“to enclose, to gird”gʰrebʰ-“to seize, to grab”