fort- root words — words with the fort- root

The root fort- comes from Old English feowertyneniht, meaning fourteen nights. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including fortnight. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fort- root

Explore words with fort- — words containing the fort- root and sharing its sense of "fourteen nights". Examples include fortnight. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does fort- mean?

The fort- root means fourteen nights, from Old English feowertyneniht. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.