| 【build】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "byldan," "bold," and "botl." It carries the basic meaning of "build," and "dwelling." from PIE *bhu- "to be" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "build"]
build ****[305] If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
builder ☆[4918] A builder is a person whose job is to build or repair houses and other buildings.
building ****[672] A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
rebuild ***[2926] When people rebuild something such as a building or a city, they build it again after it has been damaged or destroyed.
[WORD ROOT]root build
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] build
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) byldan, bold, botl
[MEANING]root build, dwelling
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 byldan construct a house
- 【Old English】 bold house
- 【Old English】 botl dwelling
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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build ★★★★[305] verb from build
【DEFINITION】 If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
【Declension/Conjugation】 built, built, building, builds
【ROOTs】 build; build, dwelling
【Etymology】 《Old English bold》 house
【First Known Meaning】 construct a house
【DERIVATIVEs】 buildable, build
builder ☆[4918] noun from build
【DEFINITION】 A builder is a person whose job is to build or repair houses and other buildings.
【pl.】 builders
【COMPOSITION】 build + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ build; build, dwelling ⑵ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English bold》 house
building ★★★★[672] noun from build
【DEFINITION】 A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
【pl.】 buildings
【COMPOSITION】 build + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ build; build, dwelling ⑵ ing; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English bold》 house
rebuild ★★★[2926] verb from rebuild 〈 build
【DEFINITION】 When people rebuild something such as a building or a city, they build it again after it has been damaged or destroyed.
【Declension/Conjugation】 rebuilt, rebuilt, rebuilding, rebuilds
【COMPOSITION】 build
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ build; build, dwelling
【Etymology】 《Old English bold》 house
【DERIVATIVEs】 rebuilder, rebuild
Other words containing "build"; bodybuilder, buildable, buildup
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
broad
brev-
break
bore
book
bal-, bel-, bol-
body
bite, bitter
bio
bind
