sod

sod · noun, verb¹

1. Middle Low German · derived fromsôde
2. Middle Dutch · derived fromzoden“turf”
3. Middle English · inherited fromsod
4. English todaysod

From Middle English sod, sodde first attested in the mid-15th century, from Middle Dutch zoden (“turf”) or Middle Low German sôde, soede (“turf”), both related to Dutch zode (“turf”), German Sode (“turf”), Old Frisian sātha (“sod”), all being of uncertain ultimate origin.

sod · noun, interjection, verb²

Clipping of sodomite or sodomize.

sod · verb, adjective, noun³

From the Old English plural past tense, or a back-formation from the past participle sodden.