wag- root words — words with the wag- root

The root wag- comes from Old French wadium, meaning pledge, pay. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including unwaged. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the wag- root

Explore words with wag- — words containing the wag- root and sharing its sense of "pledge, pay". Examples include unwaged. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does wag- mean?

The wag- root means pledge, pay, from Old French wadium. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.