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”

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