gear- root words — words with the gear- root

The root gear- comes from Old Norse gervi, meaning equipment, apparatus. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including gearbox. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the gear- root

Explore words with gear- — words containing the gear- root and sharing its sense of "equipment, apparatus". Examples include gearbox. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does gear- mean?

The gear- root means equipment, apparatus, from Old Norse gervi. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.