skerbʰ-₂

“to cut, to scratch marks”

Widely acceptedactioncraft

sharp, scrape, scribe, script

Root of Old English scearp "sharp", Latin scrībere "to write" (originally "to scratch"), yielding En‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌glish sharp, scrape, scribe, script.

bheg-“to break, shatter”bʰeHg-d-“to bake, to harden by heat”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”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”

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