Where does “boykotte” come from?

boykotte (Danish) comes from Danish boykot, from English Boycott, from Middle English Boicote, from Old English Bōia cot — Bōia's cottage.

boykotte (Danish): boycott

Definitions

  1. boycott

Ancestry of “boykotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishboykotboycott; imperative of boykotte
2EnglishBoycottOS grid ref SP6636
3Middle EnglishBoicote—
4Old EnglishBōia cotBōia's cottage
Every word from Old English Bōia cot →Every word from Middle English Boicote →Every word from English Boycott →