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Where does “plash” come from?

Plash comes from Middle English plaisshen, from Old French plaissier, from Late Latin plaxus, from Latin plexus, the past participle of plecto, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European plek- and pel-, meaning to plait or weave.

plash (English): A small pool of standing water; a puddle; A...

Definitions

  1. A small pool of standing water; a puddle; A...

Ancestry of “plash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishplasch—
2Old Englishplæsċpool, puddle

Words derived from “plash”

  • splash
  • splashing
  • splurge
  • splashy
  • backsplash
  • plashy
  • splashdown
  • splashboard
  • splasher
  • splashback
  • splashily
  • splashiness
  • splashingly
  • splurgy
  • plashet
  • antisplash
  • splurger
  • splashout
  • dicksplash
  • splash-proof
  • besplash
  • bootsplash
Every word from Old English plæsċ →