Where does “plygio” come from?

plygio (Welsh) comes from Welsh plwg, from English plug, from Dutch plug, from Dutch plugge, from Middle Dutch plugge, from Old Dutch pluggi, from Proto-Germanic plugjaz.

plygio (Welsh): to plug

Definitions

  1. to plug

Ancestry of “plygio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshplwgplug (connecting device which fits into a socket)
2EnglishplugA pronged connecting device which fits into a...
3Dutchplugwall plug
4Dutchplugge—
5Middle Dutchpluggepeg, plug
6Old Dutchpluggi—
7Proto-Germanicplugjaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic plugjaz →