Where does “plak” come from?

plak (Tok Pisin) comes from English plug, from Dutch plug, from Dutch plugge, from Middle Dutch plugge, from Old Dutch pluggi, from Proto-Germanic plugjaz.

plak (Tok Pisin): flag; plug; spark plug

Definitions

  1. flag; plug; spark plug

Ancestry of “plak”, 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 →