Etymograph

English

logy

Logy may come from Dutch log ‘heavy, dull’.

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentlog1‘heavy, dull’uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1910logy1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English logy
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1910, Duck Eats Yeast: “Perkins discovered his prize duck in a logy condition.”.

Lineage

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentlogWiktionary, English logy‘heavy, dull’uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1910logyWiktionary, English logy. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1910, Duck Eats Yeast: “Perkins discovered his prize duck in a logy condition.”

The story

Attested from the 19th century, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Dutch log (‘heavy, dull’).uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Every English word from Dutch log

Today it means

adj Slow to respond or react; lethargic.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “logy”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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