height- root words — words with the height- root

The root height- comes from Old English hiehthu, meaning height. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including heighten, heightened, heightening, heightens. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the height- root

Explore words with height- — words containing the height- root and sharing its sense of "height". Examples include heighten, heightened, heightening, heightens. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does height- mean?

The height- root means height, from Old English hiehthu. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.