tenkʷ-

“to become thick, dense, firm”

Debatedtexturedensity

thick, thicket

Root yielding English thick, thicket from the sense of becoming dense.‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍

bʰreg-₂“to break apart, be brittle”gʰer-s-eyo-“to keep bristling, being rough”gʰers-“to bristle, be rough, stubble”gley-“to stick, adhere, be slimy”gʷʰer-s-“to bristle, be rough”gʷremH-“to be moist, damp, soggy”h₂eḱ-r-is-“sharp point, keen edge”hrewh₁-“to tear up, make rough”