terkʷ-₂

“to twist, to turn repeatedly”

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torch, torque, torture, contort, distort

Root of Latin torquēre "to twist", yielding English torch, torque, torture, contort, distort, extort‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌.

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-d-“to cut with a sharp edge, to shave”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”