Where does “plugin” come from?
plugin (Spanish) comes from English plugin, from English plug, from Dutch plug, from Dutch plugge, from Middle Dutch plugge, from Old Dutch pluggi, from Proto-Germanic plugjaz.
plugin (Spanish): plugin
Ancestry of “plugin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plugin | Alternative spelling of plug-in |
| 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 | — |