Where does “pluglessness” come from?
pluglessness (English) comes from English plugless, from English plug, from Dutch plug, from Dutch plugge, from Middle Dutch plugge, from Old Dutch pluggi, from Proto-Germanic plugjaz.
pluglessness (English): Absence of a plug or plugs
Definitions
- Absence of a plug or plugs
Ancestry of “pluglessness”, step by step
pluglessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plugless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plugless | Without a plug |
| 2 | English | plug | A pronged connecting device which fits into a... |
| 3 | Dutch | plug | wall plug |
| 4 | Dutch | plugge | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | plugge | peg, plug |
| 6 | Old Dutch | pluggi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | plugjaz | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |