wreyḱ-

“to push, to drive out”

Widely acceptedaction

wreck, wretch, wreak, urge

Root of Old English wrecan "to drive, punish", yielding English wreak, wreck, wretch, and Latin urgē‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍re "to press", English urge.

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”

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