plug

Meaning

wall plug (used to hold nails and screws)

Concepts

plug

stopper

dowel

electric plug

plug fitting

Synonyms

stekker

stop

prop

tap

stopmiddel

dongle

hardware sleutel

Translations

bouchon

Pfropfen

Spund

Stöpsel

bucha

rolha

tampa

prise de courant mâle

piolo

tassello

obturador

plugue

dongle

espiga

taco

Pronounced as (IPA)

/plʏx/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: *plugge

Inherited from Old Dutch: *pluggi

Cognate with Middle Low German: plugge

Cognate with Middle High German: plugge

Cognate with Swedish: 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.