Where does “Peleg” come from?

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

Peleg (English): One of the two sons of Eber

Definitions

  1. One of the two sons of Eber

Ancestry of “Peleg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewפלגstream, brook, tributary; section, part; faction
2EnglishplugA pronged connecting device which fits into a...
3Dutchplugwall plug
4Dutchplugge
5Middle Dutchpluggepeg, plug
6Old Dutchpluggi
7Proto-Germanicplugjaz
Every word from Proto-Germanic plugjaz