stew- root words — words with the stew- root

The root stew- comes from Old French estuver, meaning to bathe in hot vapor, cook in liquid. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including stew. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the stew- root

Explore words with stew- — words containing the stew- root and sharing its sense of "to bathe in hot vapor, cook in liquid". Examples include stew. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does stew- mean?

The stew- root means to bathe in hot vapor, cook in liquid, from Old French estuver. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.