Where does “plugger” come from?
plugger (English) comes from English plug, from Dutch plug, from Dutch plugge, from Middle Dutch plugge, from Old Dutch pluggi, from Proto-Germanic plugjaz.
plugger (English): One who, or that which, plugs; A dental...
Definitions
- One who, or that which, plugs; A dental...
Ancestry of “plugger”, step by step
plugger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English plug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plug | A pronged connecting device which fits into a... |
| 2 | Dutch | plug | wall plug |
| 3 | Dutch | plugge | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | plugge | peg, plug |
| 5 | Old Dutch | pluggi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | plugjaz | — |
via English pluck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pluck | To pull something sharply; to pull something out;... |
| 2 | Middle English | plucken | — |
| 3 | Old English | pluccian | to pluck, pull away, tear |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *plukkōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | plukkōną | to pluck, pull out or off |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |