Where does “splash” come from?

Splash comes from Middle English plaisshen, from Old French plaissier, from Late Latin plaxus, past participle of plectere meaning "to strike or weave," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European plek- and pel-.

splash (English): The sound made by an object hitting a liquid; A...

Definitions

  1. The sound made by an object hitting a liquid; A...

Ancestry of “splash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplashA small pool of standing water; a puddle; A...
2Middle Englishplasch—
3Old Englishplæsċpool, puddle

Words derived from “splash”

Every word from Old English plæsċ →Every word from Middle English plasch →Every word from English plash →