Where does “boycot” come from?

boycot (Dutch) comes from English Boycott, from Middle English Boicote, from Old English Bōia cot — Bōia's cottage.

boycot (Dutch): boycott

Definitions

  1. boycott

Ancestry of “boycot”, step by step

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