wear- root words — words with the wear- root

The root wear- comes from Old English werian, meaning to carry, wear out. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including wearable, wearproof. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the wear- root

Explore words with wear- — words containing the wear- root and sharing its sense of "to carry, wear out". Examples include wearable, wearproof. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does wear- mean?

The wear- root means to carry, wear out, from Old English werian. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.