Where does “plug-and-play” come from?

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

plug-and-play (English): Alternative form of plug and play

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of plug and play

Ancestry of “plug-and-play”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplugA pronged connecting device which fits into a...
2Dutchplugwall plug
3Dutchplugge—
4Middle Dutchpluggepeg, plug
5Old Dutchpluggi—
6Proto-Germanicplugjaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic plugjaz →Every word from Old Dutch pluggi →Every word from Middle Dutch plugge →