Where does “plug” come from?

plug (Dutch) comes from Dutch plugge, from Middle Dutch plugge, from Old Dutch pluggi, from Proto-Germanic plugjaz.

plug (Dutch): wall plug

Definitions

  1. wall plug

Ancestry of “plug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplugge—
2Middle Dutchpluggepeg, plug
3Old Dutchpluggi—
4Proto-Germanicplugjaz—

Words derived from “plug”

Every word from Proto-Germanic plugjaz →Every word from Old Dutch pluggi →Every word from Middle Dutch plugge →