tangle- root words — words with the tangle- root

The root tangle- comes from Scandinavian taghla, meaning seaweed, to twist together. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including entangle. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tangle- root

Explore words with tangle- — words containing the tangle- root and sharing its sense of "seaweed, to twist together". Examples include entangle. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tangle- mean?

The tangle- root means seaweed, to twist together, from Scandinavian taghla. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.