Where does “plungen” come from?
plungen (Middle English) comes from Old French plungier, from Old French plongier, from Latin plumbicare, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
Ancestry of “plungen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | plungier | Alternative form of plongier |
| 2 | Old French | plongier | to dive; to plunge; to press in; to push in; to... |
| 3 | Latin | plumbicare | — |
| 4 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |