ship- root words — words with the ship- root

The root ship- comes from Old English scip, meaning ship, vessel. 15 words in Dendril are built from it, including equipment, equip, equipped, equipping, shipments, shipshape, shipwreck, shipwrecked, shipwrecking, shipwrecks, skipper, skippers. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ship- root

Explore words with ship- — words containing the ship- root and sharing its sense of "ship, vessel". Examples include equipment, equip, equipped, equipping, shipments, shipshape, shipwreck, shipwrecked, shipwrecking, shipwrecks, skipper, skippers. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ship- mean?

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