Where does “boycotter” come from?

boycotter (French) comes from French boycott, from English Boycott, from Middle English Boicote, from Old English Bōia cot — Bōia's cottage.

boycotter (French): to boycott

Definitions

  1. to boycott

Ancestry of “boycotter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchboycottboycott
2EnglishBoycottOS grid ref SP6636
3Middle EnglishBoicote
4Old EnglishBōia cotBōia's cottage

Words derived from “boycotter

Every word from Old English Bōia cotEvery word from Middle English BoicoteEvery word from English Boycott