Etymology

backsplash

B3A1C3K5S1P3L1A1S1H4

Today it means: A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall. Full definition →

English splash ← Middle English bak ← Old English bæc
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*baką
  3. Proto-West Germanic*bak
  4. Old Englishbæc
  5. Middle Englishbak
  6. Englishback
  7. Englishsplash
  8. English todaybacksplash

From back + splash.

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