Where does “burstily” come from?

burstily (English) comes from English bursty, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

burstily (English): In a bursty manner

Definitions

  1. In a bursty manner

Ancestry of “burstily”, step by step

burstily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bursty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishburstyOccurring in abrupt bursts, especially of...
2English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ