Old English Word Roots
The building blocks of English vocabulary. Every root below traces a word back to its Latin, Greek, or older origin — follow a root to see every word that grew from it.
Old English (2565)
*bangian
1
*beall
1
*beginnende
1
*beonot
1
*blerian
1
*blincan
1
*blǣrettan
1
*brēdende
1
*budde
1
*buht
1
*busċ
1
*bæblian
1
*bæċċ
1
*bōia
1
*bȳc
1
*clifer
1
*clēċan
1
*cohhian
1
*colc
1
*cor
1
*crymlan
1
*cydde
1
*cyde
1
*cyllan
1
*cēo
1
*damm
1
*dreaht
1
*drift
1
*dīepþ
1
*dūfe
1
*far wel!
1
*fiþele
1
*funca
2
*glimsian
1
*glærian
1
*grielle
1
*grimu
1
*grōm
2
*grǣpsian
1
*gyrele
1
*gāl
1
*gōdwille
1
*hearmful
1
*hearmlēas
1
*hearwa
1
*helpere
1
*helplēas
1
*hendan
1
*hendiġ
1
*hnodian
1
*Hrōceburh
1
*hyrtan
1
*hālsum
1
*hāmlīċ
1
*hē
1
*hōfian
1
*hūlian
1
*ladda
1
*lecan
1
*lysċ
1
*læc
1
*lōma
1
*mapul
1
*mixian
1
*mān
1
*mōme
1
*nihtmare
1
*norþwesterne
1
*nēora
1
*nōht
1
*papol
1
*piccian
1
*picga
1
*plæċċ
1
*pæcca
1
*pīne
1
*rocc
1
*rodd
1
*ryddan
1
*sandstān
1
*sceaterian
1
*sellere
1
*slǣpiġ
1
*smyllan
1
*stampian
1
*stormiġ
1
*stybbor
1
*sunniġ
1
*swappian
1
*sċeamfull
1
*sċora
1
*sēamlēas
1
*tealcian
1
*tincere
1
*trust
1
*twist
1