Sluggard
/ˈslʌɡ.əd/noun
A lazy, slow-moving person.
Did you know?The word is built from the same Germanic root as ‘slug’ and was used in Middle English to shame not just laziness, but a kind of heavy, deadened way of moving through life.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*slug-
“to be slow, limp, or slack”
Old English
OE
sluggian
“to be lazy or sluggish”
Middle English
ME
sluggard
“a lazy person; a slothful fellow”
14th Century
English
sluggard
“an idle, slow, or lazy person, often used as a moral rebuke”
Modern English
English
sluggard
“a lazy person”