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Where does “busken” come from?

busken (Middle English) comes from Old Norse búask.

busken (Middle English): to prepare; make ready

Definitions

  1. to prepare; make ready

Ancestry of “busken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebúask—

Words derived from “busken”

  • bustle
  • bustling
  • abustle
  • bustlingly
  • bustler
  • unbustling
  • bustleth
  • bustlesome
  • バッスル
  • bustlen
  • busklen
  • bustelen
  • bostlen
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