Etymology

plod

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Today it means: A slow or labored walk or other motion or activity. Full definition →

Middle English *plodden
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plod · noun, verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited from*plodden
  2. English todayplod

From Middle English *plodden (found only in derivative plodder), probably originally a splash through water and mud, from plodde, pludde (“a puddle”) (whence modern plud). Compare Scots plod, plodge, plodder, dialectal Dutch plodden, plodderen, dialectal German ploddern, Danish pladder (“mire”).

plod · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromplod
  2. English todayplod

From Middle English plod. Cognate with Danish pladder (“mire”).

plod · noun3

From PC Plod.

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