Where does “splashingly” come from?

splashingly (English) comes from English splashing, from English splash, from English plash, from Middle English plasch, from Old English plæsċ — pool, puddle.

splashingly (English): With a splashing sound or motion

Definitions

  1. With a splashing sound or motion

Ancestry of “splashingly”, step by step

splashingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English splashing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsplashingpresent participle of splash; An action that...
2EnglishsplashThe sound made by an object hitting a liquid; A...
3EnglishplashA small pool of standing water; a puddle; A...
4Middle Englishplasch—
5Old Englishplæsċpool, puddle

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old English plæsċ →