2229: clog Jan 21, 2021

A clog today refers to any sort of block, and much like with ‘block’ itself, its origins are essentially wooden. Although the precise root of ‘clog’ is unknown, it used to denote a mass of wood, related to the word ‘log’ and Norwegian ‘klugu’ (knotted wood). The word, once also used to denote large jewelry or testes only retains any connection to wood in the case of the shoes, clogs.