Where does “bustle” come from?

Bustle comes from Middle English bustlen, from Middle English busklen, from Middle English busken, from Old Norse búask, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-.

bustle (English): An excited activity; a stir; A cover to protect...

Definitions

  1. An excited activity; a stir; A cover to protect...

Ancestry of “bustle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbustlen—
2Middle Englishbusklen—
3Middle Englishbuskento prepare; make ready
4Old Norsebúask—

Words derived from “bustle”

Every word from Old Norse búask →Every word from Middle English busken →Every word from Middle English busklen →