shop- root words — words with the shop- root

The root shop- comes from Old English sceoppa, meaning booth, stall. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including shopkeeper, shopkeepers, shoplifter, shoplifters, shopper, shoppers, shoplift, shoplifted, shoplifting, shoplifts. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the shop- root

Explore words with shop- — words containing the shop- root and sharing its sense of "booth, stall". Examples include shopkeeper, shopkeepers, shoplifter, shoplifters, shopper, shoppers, shoplift, shoplifted, shoplifting, shoplifts. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does shop- mean?

The shop- root means booth, stall, from Old English sceoppa. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.