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

Definitions

  1. plugin

Ancestry of “plugin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpluginAlternative spelling of plug-in
2EnglishplugA pronged connecting device which fits into a...
3Dutchplugwall plug
4Dutchplugge—
5Middle Dutchpluggepeg, plug
6Old Dutchpluggi—
7Proto-Germanicplugjaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic plugjaz →Every word from Old Dutch pluggi →Every word from Middle Dutch plugge →