Roots / *terh₂-eyo-
terh₂-eyo- “to keep boring through” Widely accepted action wear
trite, attrition, contrite, detriment
At a Glance
Reconstruction terh₂-eyo- Meaning “to keep boring through” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field action, wear Iterative of *terh₂- giving Latin terere, English trite, attrition, contrite, detriment.
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-mn̥-₂ “something carried, a burden” bʰerh₃- “to bore, to pierce through” bʰerH- “to scrape, bore, perforate” related entry