teh₂w-

“to cut, divide, assess”

Widely acceptedcuttingcommerceclassification

Source of Latin taxāre, English tax, taxonomy

Root for cutting/assessing, yielding Latin taxāre and English tax, taxonomy, syntax.

bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”bʰerdʰ-“to cut, split, separate”bʰeyd-₂“to split, cleave, bite”deh₃-r-“to give, gift (extended)”gʰel-d-“to pay, yield, gold”gʰel-₃“to cut, wound, kill”h₁reyk-“to scratch, tear, rip”h₂elg-₂“to earn, gain, merit”