keep- root words — words with the keep- root

The root keep- comes from Old English cepan, meaning hold, tend. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including shopkeeper, shopkeepers. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the keep- root

Explore words with keep- — words containing the keep- root and sharing its sense of "hold, tend". Examples include shopkeeper, shopkeepers. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does keep- mean?

The keep- root means hold, tend, from Old English cepan. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.