Bog
/bɒɡ/noun
A wet, spongy area of ground, especially one with accumulating peat.
Did you know?The word bog is ancient and likely from a Celtic source, and bogs themselves can preserve bodies, wood, and even clothing for thousands of years in oxygen-poor peat.
Etymological Timeline
Early Modern English
English
bog
“A soft, wet, spongy piece of ground”
Middle English
English
bogge
“A bog or marshy hollow”
Old Irish
OIr
bocc
“A soft, marshy place”
Proto-Celtic
PCelt
*bugo-
“A swamp, bog, or soft ground”