Plod
/plɒd/noun
To walk heavily or slowly, or to continue laboriously.
Did you know?Unlike words with ancient ritual or astrological roots, *plod* is a later English formation whose power comes from pure sound symbolism: the word itself seems to imitate the dull, laborious motion it describes.
Etymological Timeline
16th Century
English
plod
“To trudge or walk heavily and wearily.”
16th Century
English
plodden
“An early dialectal/expressive form meaning to move heavily or laboriously.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*plutt- / *plot-
“A likely expressive base imitating a heavy, dull movement or sound.”
Modern English
English
plod
“To move slowly and heavily, especially with persistent effort.”
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