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 struglenEvery word from English struggle