The Proto-Indo-European word *h₂erk-
Word *h₂erk-
Meaning to destroy, to rend
Synonyms *leq-, *bʰrehₓi-, *dhgʷhei-, *h₂erhₓ-, *h₃elh₁-, *rendh-

Comments
Mallory J.P. and Adams D. (2006)

Other words that might be of interest
*leuĝ- ‘to break off, to break’, *wreh₁ĝ- ‘to break, to tear to pieces’