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
Ancestry of “splurger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 9 | Latin | regō | — |
| 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 |