Where does “þragbysig” come from?

þragbysig (Old English) comes from Old English bysiġ, from Proto-West Germanic bisīg — zealous; diligent; busy; eident.

þragbysig (Old English): occupied for a time, time-busy

Definitions

  1. occupied for a time, time-busy

Ancestry of “þragbysig”, step by step

þragbysig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bysiġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbysiġ—
2Proto-West Germanicbisīgzealous; diligent; busy; eident

via Old English þrāg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrāgspace of time, period, while
Every word from Proto-West Germanic bisīg →Every word from Old English bysiġ →