Where does “pluggable” come from?

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

pluggable (English): Capable of being plugged, or plugged in,...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being plugged, or plugged in,...

Ancestry of “pluggable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplugA pronged connecting device which fits into a...
2Dutchplugwall plug
3Dutchplugge—
4Middle Dutchpluggepeg, plug
5Old Dutchpluggi—
6Proto-Germanicplugjaz—

Words derived from “pluggable”

Every word from Proto-Germanic plugjaz →