Where does “bustlesome” come from?

bustlesome (English) comes from English some, from Middle English som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

bustlesome (English): Characterised or marked by bustling; full of...

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by bustling; full of...

Ancestry of “bustlesome”, step by step

bustlesome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English bustle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbustleAn excited activity; a stir; A cover to protect...
2Middle Englishbustlen—
3Middle Englishbusklen—
4Middle Englishbuskento prepare; make ready
5Old Norsebúask—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →