terkʷ-

“to twist, turn, wind”

Widely acceptedrotationaction

Source of Latin torquēre, English torch, torque, torture, extort

Root for twisting, yielding Latin torquēre and English torch, torque, torture, extort, distort.‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‍

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”