wage- root words — words with the wage- root

The root wage- comes from Old North French wagier, meaning pledge, guarantee. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including wage. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the wage- root

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

What does wage- mean?

The wage- root means pledge, guarantee, from Old North French wagier. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.