The Proto-Indo-European word *h₃elh₁-
Word *h₃elh₁-
Meaning to destroy
See also Proto-Italic: *ol-ē ‘to destroy, to bring down’
Synonyms *bʰrehₓi-, *dhgʷhei-, *h₂erhₓ-, *h₂erk-

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’