Where does “struggling” come from?

Struggling comes from Middle English struglen, of uncertain origin and ultimate derivation.

struggling (English): present participle of struggle; The act of one...

Definitions

  1. present participle of struggle; The act of one...

Ancestry of “struggling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstruggleA contortion of the body in an attempt to escape...
2Middle Englishstruglen—

Words derived from “struggling”

Every word from Middle English struglen →Every word from English struggle →