-gh/k- agent, -dh/t- object

  It seems that there existed in whatever language all these words are 
from two suffixes, of participal nature?, a velar one -gh-/-k-, denoting 
agent, and a dental suffix -dh-/-t-, denoting object (corresponding to 
the PIE participle suffix *-tó-).  

  *H-bh-               “heat”
  *H-bh-gh/k-          “someone heating”
  *H-bh-dh/t-          “something heated”

  *H-p-                “bind”
  *H-p-gh/k-           “someone binding”
  *H-p-dh/t-           “something bound”

  *H-r-                “fix”
  *H-r-gh/k-           “someone fixing”
  *H-r-dh/t-           “something fixed”

  *H-w-                “lead”
  *H-w-gh/k-           “someone leading”
  *H-w-dh/t-           “something led”

  *H-y-w-              “live”
  *H-y-w-gh/k-         “someone living”
  *H-y-w-dh/t-         “something lived”

  *k-l-                “owe”
  *k-l-gh/k-           “someone owing”
  *k-l-dh/t-           “something owed”

  *k-r-                “enclose”
  *k-r-gh/k-           “someone enclosing”
  *k-r-dh/t-           “something enclosed”

  *y-w-                “unite”
  *y-w-gh/k-           “someone uniting”
  *y-w-dh/t-           “something united”

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