lug

Where does the word "lug" come from? It comes from Old Norse lugga, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).

Lug’s story begins in Old Norse: lugga meant “to pull, to drag.” Related to Swedish 'lugga', to pull by the hair. It reached English by 1300s as lug. Settled as the English word for carrying or dragging something heavy. Today, lug means to carry or drag something heavy with great effort.

1. Stage 1 · Old Norse · medieval lugga "to pull, to drag", related to Swedish 'lugga', to pull by the hair.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1300s lug "to carry or drag something heavy", settled as the English word for carrying or dragging something heavy.