Comparative evidence

gerǵʰ, gʷerǵʰ, gelǵʰ, gʷelǵʰ

• OInd. garh- 'chide' (Whitney 1885: 35); 'lodge a complaint'; 'accuse', 'charge' (with), 'reproach', 'blame', 'censure'; 'be sorry' (for), 'repent' (of) (MW: 350)

References

MW = Monier-Williams, M. 1899. A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Clarendon Press.
Whitney 1885 = Whitney W. D. 1885. The roots, verb forms and primary derivatives of the Sanskrit language. A supplement to his Sanskrit grammar. Leipzig.