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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbuskento prepare; make ready
2Old Norsebúask—

Words derived from “busklen”

  • bustle
  • bustling
  • abustle
  • bustlingly
  • bustler
  • unbustling
  • bustleth
  • bustlesome
  • バッスル
  • bustlen
  • bustelen
  • bostlen
Every word from Old Norse búask →