sḱel-

“to cut, to split apart”

Widely acceptedactiontool

skill, shell, scale, skull, school, shield

Root of Old English scell "shell", scield "shield", Old Norse skil "distinction", yielding English s‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‍kill, shell, scale, skull, shield.

bheg-“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-d-“to cut with a sharp edge, to shave”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”

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