Where does “ビジー” come from?

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

ビジー (Japanese): busy (phone line, computer processor)

Definitions

  1. busy (phone line, computer processor)

Ancestry of “ビジー”, step by step

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