Where does “splat” come from?

Splat comes from Middle English splatten, whose origin and meaning remain uncertain.

splat (English): The narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back;...

Definitions

  1. The narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back;...

Ancestry of “splat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsplatten—
2Middle Englishsplatento stretch out, extend", also "to split

Words derived from “splat”

Every word from Middle English splaten →Every word from Middle English splatten →