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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

  1. One who, or that which, plugs; A dental...

Ancestry of “plugger”, 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 →