English
rustling
Rustling comes from Middle English rusteling.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rusteling
- Englishearliest quotation 2006rustling
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rusteling
- Englishearliest quotation 2006rustling
Earliest quotation: 2006, Richard Daughty: “I hear a rustling in the bushes off to…”
Every English word from Middle English rusteling
Today it means
noun A series of rustles.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English rusteling / rustling