Where does “tussenstekker” come from?
tussenstekker (Dutch) comes from Dutch stekker, from German Stecker, from German Stecken, from Middle High German stecken, from Old High German steckōn, from Old High German stehhan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną — to be sharp; to sting.
tussenstekker (Dutch): plug through socket
Ancestry of “tussenstekker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | stekker | plug; jack |
| 2 | German | Stecker | plug |
| 3 | German | Stecken | stick |
| 4 | Middle High German | stecken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | steckōn | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stehhan | to stick, attach, nail |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |