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 godEvery word from Old French bigotEvery word from Middle French bigot
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