feist- root words — words with the feist- root

The root feist- comes from Old English fisting, meaning small dog, breaking wind. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including feisty. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the feist- root

Explore words with feist- — words containing the feist- root and sharing its sense of "small dog, breaking wind". Examples include feisty. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does feist- mean?

The feist- root means small dog, breaking wind, from Old English fisting. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.