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Where does “busklen” come from?
busklen (Middle English) comes from Middle English busken, from Old Norse búask.
Ancestry of “busklen”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle English
busken
to prepare; make ready
2
Old Norse
búask
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Words derived from “busklen”
bustle
bustling
abustle
bustlingly
bustler
unbustling
bustlen
bostlen
bustelen
bustleth
バッスル
bustlesome
bustly
outbustle
Every word from Old Norse búask →
Every word from Middle English busken →