Etymology

pluggable

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Today it means: Capable of being plugged, or plugged in, especially in reference to optional components of software. Full definition →

English plug ← Dutch plug ← Middle Dutch *plugge
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*plugjaz
  2. Old Dutch*pluggi
  3. Middle Dutch*plugge
  4. Dutchplugge
  5. Dutchplug
  6. Englishplug
  7. English todaypluggable

From plug + -able.

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