Where does “unbusy” come from?

unbusy (English) comes from English busy, from Middle English bisy, from Old English bisiġ, from Proto-West Germanic bisīg — zealous; diligent; busy; eident.

unbusy (English): Not busy; To make or render unbusy

Definitions

  1. Not busy; To make or render unbusy

Ancestry of “unbusy”, step by step

unbusy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English busy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbusyCrowded with business or activities; having a...
2Middle EnglishbisyEngaged in activity; preoccupied; Having a strong...
3Old Englishbisiġbusy, occupied, diligent
4Proto-West Germanicbisīgzealous; diligent; busy; eident

via Middle English unbysy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishunbysy

Words derived from “unbusy

Every word from Proto-West Germanic bisīgEvery word from Old English bisiġEvery word from Middle English bisy