Where does “bustling” come from?

Bustling derives from Middle English bustlen, from Middle English busklen and busken, from Old Norse búask, from Proto-Germanic būaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-.

bustling (English): Busy; full of energy and noisy activity; present...

Definitions

  1. Busy; full of energy and noisy activity; present...

Ancestry of “bustling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbustleAn excited activity; a stir; A cover to protect...
2Middle Englishbustlen—
3Middle Englishbusklen—
4Middle Englishbuskento prepare; make ready
5Old Norsebúask—

Words derived from “bustling”

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