Where does “splurge” come from?
Splurge is a blend of English surge and English plash, ultimately from Old French plaissier and Old Catalan surgir, which derive from Latin plexus and plecto, meaning to weave or braid, and Latin rego, meaning to direct or rule.
splurge (English): To gush; to flow or move in a rush; To spend...
Definitions
- To gush; to flow or move in a rush; To spend...
Ancestry of “splurge”, step by step
splurge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English surge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surge | A sudden transient rush, flood or increase; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | surgen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | sourgir | — |
| 4 | Old French | surgir | to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land |
| 5 | Old Catalan | surgir | — |
| 6 | Latin | surgō | to rise; to arise; to rise from bed; to get up; to stand up |
| 7 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 8 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |