wreck- root words — words with the wreck- root

The root wreck- comes from Old Norse wrek, meaning drive, wreck. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including shipwreck, shipwrecked, shipwrecking, shipwrecks. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the wreck- root

Explore words with wreck- — words containing the wreck- root and sharing its sense of "drive, wreck". Examples include shipwreck, shipwrecked, shipwrecking, shipwrecks. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does wreck- mean?

The wreck- root means drive, wreck, from Old Norse wrek. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.