surge
n. countablen. a sudden and powerful increase in something, like a wave of water or a jump in electricity. You use it when something grows much faster than usual.
n. a sudden, powerful forward or upward movement; a rapid and significant increase in a quantity or intensity. Often used in the context of electrical power, water levels, or statistical trends.
The city saw a sudden surge in tourism this summer.
A massive storm surge flooded the coastal roads, making it impossible for emergency vehicles to reach the town.
Economists are closely monitoring the recent surge in consumer spending to determine if it signals a long-term recovery or merely a temporary reaction to the lifting of restrictions.
The verb is from Middle English ^((please verify)) surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land”), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, contraction of surrigō, subrigō (“lift up, raise, erect; intransitive rise, arise, get up, spring up, grow, etc.”, transitive verb), from sub (“from below; up”) + regō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root h₃reǵ-; see regent. Doublet of source and sourd. The noun is from the verb.
From Middle English sourge, of uncertain origin. In the earliest examples, translating Old French sourgeon (modern French surgeon), from sourge- (which the Middle English term is probably from), the present stem of sourdre, from Latin surgō (“to rise”).
Frequently paired with the preposition 'in' to indicate the area of growth, or 'of' to describe the source of the movement.