skep-

“to scratch, scrape, cut”

Widely acceptedcuttingcrafting

Source of English shape, shaft, shave, scalpel

Root for cutting and scraping, yielding English shape, shaft, shave and Latin scalpere (to carve).‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‍

bʰerdʰ-“to cut, split, separate”bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”bʰeyd-₂“to split, cleave, bite”dheh₁-bʰr-“skillful maker, builder”dʰeyǵʰ-₂“to form from clay, build”gʰel-₃“to cut, wound, kill”ǵheysd-₂“to strike, wound”h₂erh₁-“to fit together, join”