Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “unwaterlogged” come from?

unwaterlogged (English) comes from English waterlogged, from English waterlog, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

unwaterlogged (English): Not waterlogged

Definitions

  1. Not waterlogged

Ancestry of “unwaterlogged”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwaterloggedsoaked with water; in danger of sinking because...
2EnglishwaterlogTo saturate with water
3EnglishlogThe trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;...
4Middle Englishloggelarge long stick, staff, pole, log
5Old Frenchlogearbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way
6Latinlaubĭa—
7Frankishlaubijāshelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter
8Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
9Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →