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Where does “plug” come from?

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

plug (English): A pronged connecting device which fits into a...

Definitions

  1. A pronged connecting device which fits into a...

Ancestry of “plug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplugwall plug
2Dutchplugge—
3Middle Dutchpluggepeg, plug
4Old Dutchpluggi—
5Proto-Germanicplugjaz—

Words derived from “plug”

  • plugging
  • plugin
  • unplug
  • pluggable
  • plugger
  • plughole
  • earplug
  • fireplug
  • hotplug
  • pluggability
  • plugboard
  • plugola
  • pluglike
  • miniplug
  • replug
  • plugless
  • multiplug
  • drainplug
  • unpluggable
  • bathplug
  • noseplug
  • plugback
  • plugfest
  • plugworthy
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