Where does “splurger” come from?
splurger (English) comes from English splurge, from English surge, from Middle English surgen, from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir, from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, from Latin subrigo — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
splurger (English): One who splurges
Definitions
- One who splurges
Ancestry of “splurger”, step by step
splurger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English splurge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | splurge | To gush; to flow or move in a rush; To spend... |
| 2 | English | surge | A sudden transient rush, flood or increase; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | surgen | — |
| 4 | Middle French | sourgir | — |
| 5 | Old French | surgir | to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land |
| 6 | Old Catalan | surgir | — |
| 7 | Latin | surgō | to rise; to arise; to rise from bed; to get up; to stand up |
| 8 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 9 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |