Where does “bustlingly” come from?

bustlingly (English) comes from English bustling, from English bustle, from Middle English bustlen, from Middle English busklen, from Middle English busken, from Old Norse búask.

bustlingly (English): in a bustling manner

Definitions

  1. in a bustling manner

Ancestry of “bustlingly”, step by step

bustlingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bustling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbustlingBusy; full of energy and noisy activity; present...
2EnglishbustleAn excited activity; a stir; A cover to protect...
3Middle Englishbustlen—
4Middle Englishbusklen—
5Middle Englishbuskento prepare; make ready
6Old Norsebúask—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old Norse búask →Every word from Middle English busken →Every word from Middle English busklen →