ard- root words — words with the ard- root

The root ard- comes from Germanic hard, meaning agentive/intensive suffix. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including standard, bastard, mustard, dullard, bayard, galliard, gurnard. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ard- root

Explore words with ard- — words containing the ard- root and sharing its sense of "agentive/intensive suffix". Examples include standard, bastard, mustard, dullard, bayard, galliard, gurnard. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ard- mean?

The ard- root means agentive/intensive suffix, from Germanic hard. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.