fust- root words — words with the fust- root

The root fust- comes from Old French fust, meaning wine cask, musty smell. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including fustier, fustiest, fusty. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fust- root

Explore words with fust- — words containing the fust- root and sharing its sense of "wine cask, musty smell". Examples include fustier, fustiest, fusty. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does fust- mean?

The fust- root means wine cask, musty smell, from Old French fust. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.