wort- root words — words with the wort- root

The root wort- comes from Old English wyrt, meaning plant, herb, root. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including spleenwort. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the wort- root

Explore words with wort- — words containing the wort- root and sharing its sense of "plant, herb, root". Examples include spleenwort. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does wort- mean?

The wort- root means plant, herb, root, from Old English wyrt. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.