“Surfing” is a noun; “surf” is the verb. But how did these words evolve over time? So where do the words “surfing” and “surf” come from? When we look up in the (online) dictionary for the word “surfing”, this is what we get in return: a) the sport or pastime of riding a wave towards the shore while standing or lying on a surfboard; b) the activity of moving from site to site on the Internet. For the word “surf”, here’s the result: a) stand or lie on a surfboard and ride on a wave towards the shore; b) move from site to site on (the Internet).

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The origin of the word "surfing"

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