Where does “splashing” come from?

Splashing derives from English splash, which comes from English plash, from Middle English plaisshen, from Old French plaissier, from Late Latin plaxus, from Latin plexus (woven or twisted), from Latin plecto (to weave or braid), from Proto-Indo-European plek-.

splashing (English): present participle of splash; An action that...

Definitions

  1. present participle of splash; An action that...

Ancestry of “splashing”, step by step

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

Words derived from “splashing”

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