cumber- root words — words with the cumber- root

The root cumber- comes from Old French combrer, meaning hinder, block up. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including cumbersome. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cumber- root

Explore words with cumber- — words containing the cumber- root and sharing its sense of "hinder, block up". Examples include cumbersome. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cumber- mean?

The cumber- root means hinder, block up, from Old French combrer. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.