Where does “bigott” come from?

bigott (German) comes from French bigot, from Middle French bigot, from Old French bigot, from Old English bī god — by God.

bigott (German): hypocritical; sanctimonious; narrow-minded;...

Definitions

  1. hypocritical; sanctimonious; narrow-minded;...

Ancestry of “bigott”, 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 →