Roots / *trewd-mn̥
trewd-mn̥ “that which pushes, thrust” Widely accepted force action
Source of English threat, thrust, Latin trūdere
At a Glance
Reconstruction trewd-mn̥ Meaning “that which pushes, thrust” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field force, action Nominal of the thrust root, yielding Latin trūdere and English threat, thrust, intrude, protrude.
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