Where does “besplash” come from?

besplash (English) comes from English Be, from Middle English be, from Old English bēo, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.

besplash (English): To splash all over; to wet by splashing

Definitions

  1. To splash all over; to wet by splashing

Ancestry of “besplash”, step by step

besplash traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

via English splash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsplashThe sound made by an object hitting a liquid; A...
2EnglishplashA small pool of standing water; a puddle; A...
3Middle Englishplasch—
4Old Englishplæsċpool, puddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →