Splash
/splæʃ/noun
To cause liquid to scatter or fall in drops or small quantities.
Did you know?The word 'splash' may have originated from the Old English 'splæccan', meaning to 'splash or sprinkle', which echoes ancient water rituals and cleansing practices.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
splahtwō
“To scatter or splash liquid”
Old English
OE
splæccan
“To splash or sprinkle, often associated with rituals involving water”
Middle English
ME
splashen
“To cause water to scatter or fall in drops, often in a playful context”
Modern English
English
splash
“To cause liquid to scatter, a term popularized in early 19th-century literature”
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