Where does “surging” come from?
Surging derives from the English verb surge, which comes from Middle English surgen, from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir, from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgo meaning "to rise or spring up," ultimately from Latin subrigo and Latin rego meaning "to direct or rule."
surging (English): The action or an instance of a surge; present...
Definitions
- The action or an instance of a surge; present...
Ancestry of “surging”, step by step
| 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 |