Where does “sot” come from?

Sot comes from Old English sot, from Proto-Germanic sōtą, from Proto-Indo-European roots including sed-, swoyd-, sweyd-, and sweh₂d-, with ultimate origins and meaning uncertain.

sot (English): stupid person; fool; drunkard; To drink until one...

Definitions

  1. stupid person; fool; drunkard; To drink until one...

Ancestry of “sot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsotOne who lacks wisdom, knowledge, or intelligence;...
2Old Englishsōtsoot
3Proto-West Germanic*sōt—
4Proto-Germanicsōtąsoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōtą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sōt →