# wordbuilding

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The construction of words from simpler units.

## Etymology
From word + building. Compare German Wortbildung (“word formation, morphology”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wordbuilding