Where does “撲落” come from?
撲落 (Chinese) comes from English plug, from Dutch plug, from Dutch plugge, from Middle Dutch plugge, from Old Dutch pluggi, from Proto-Germanic plugjaz.
撲落 (Chinese): to fall, to drop; to die; socket
Definitions
- to fall, to drop; to die; socket
Ancestry of “撲落”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | plug | A pronged connecting device which fits into a... |
| 2 | Dutch | plug | wall plug |
| 3 | Dutch | plugge | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | plugge | peg, plug |
| 5 | Old Dutch | pluggi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | plugjaz | — |