Where does “surge” come from?
Surge comes from Middle English surgen, from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir, from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgo, derived from Latin subrigo, itself from Latin rego meaning to direct or rule, with the prefix sub.
surge (English): A sudden transient rush, flood or increase; The...
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- A sudden transient rush, flood or increase; The...
Ancestry of “surge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | surgen | — |
| 2 | Middle French | sourgir | — |
| 3 | Old French | surgir | to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land |
| 4 | Old Catalan | surgir | — |
| 5 | Latin | surgō | to rise; to arise; to rise from bed; to get up; to stand up |
| 6 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 7 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |