wind- root words — words with the wind- root

The root wind- comes from Old English windan, meaning to wind, twist, turn. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including rewind, rewound, windings. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the wind- root

Explore words with wind- — words containing the wind- root and sharing its sense of "to wind, twist, turn". Examples include rewind, rewound, windings. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does wind- mean?

The wind- root means to wind, twist, turn, from Old English windan. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.