Where does “plod” come from?
plod (Slovene) comes from Middle English drem, from Old Frisian drēma, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic draumijaną, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- — to support; to hold.
Ancestry of “plod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | drem | music; voice, conversing; joy, mirthfulness |
| 2 | Old Frisian | drēma | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *draumijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | draumijaną | to dream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |