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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/plʏx/

Etymology

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.