Where does “bigot” come from?

Bigot comes from Old French bigot, from Middle French bigot, from Old English bī god, with the original meaning unknown.

bigot (English): One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to one's own...

Definitions

  1. One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to one's own...

Ancestry of “bigot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbigotbigot, holier-than-thou; over-pious,...
2Middle Frenchbigot—
3Old Frenchbigot—
4Old Englishbī godby God
Every word from Old English bī god →Every word from Old French bigot →Every word from Middle French bigot →