plug

(Inglese)

wall plug (used to hold nails and screws)

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/plʏx/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da olandese medio: *plugge

Ereditato da Old Dutch: *pluggi

Affine Middle Low German: plugge

Affine tedesco medio alto: plugge

Affine svedese: plugg

In summary

From early modern plugge, from Middle Dutch *plugge, from Old Dutch *pluggi, from Proto-Germanic *plugjaz, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps from the same source as plag (“cut-out sod”), itself considered to be from a substrate.
Despite being attested only very late, it has certain cognates in several other Germanic languages, including Middle Low German plugge, Middle High German plugge, Swedish plugg.

Concetti

piolo

tassello

sinonimi

stekker

stop

prop

tap

stopmiddel

dongle

hardware sleutel

Traduzioni

bouchon

plug

stopper

Spund

Stöpsel

Pfropfen

tampa

bucha

rolha

prise de courant mâle

goujon

obturador

plugue

dongle

espiga