English
Schuko
Schuko comes from German Schutzkontakt.
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchutzkontakt
- Englishearliest quotation 1984Schuko
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchutzkontakt
- Englishearliest quotation 1984Schuko
Earliest quotation: 1984, MEC: Middle East Construction - Volume 9: “By far the most widely used types outside the…”
A compound of Schutz ‘protection’ + Kontakt ‘contact’
Middle High German schuz
German Schutz ‘protection’
Latin contāctus
German Kontakt ‘contact’
Every English word from German Schutzkontakt
Today it means
name A type of electrical socket (or plug), consisting of two round holes (or pins) with ground contacts on top and bottom.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Schutzkontakt / Schuko