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Where does “sot” come from?

sot (Middle English) comes from Old English sōt, from Proto-West Germanic *sōt, from Proto-Germanic sōtą, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

sot (Middle English): One who lacks wisdom, knowledge, or intelligence;...

Definitions

  1. One who lacks wisdom, knowledge, or intelligence;...

Ancestry of “sot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsōt—
2Proto-West Germanic*sōt—
3Proto-Germanicsōtąsoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “sot”

  • soot
  • sot
  • sottish
  • sooted
  • sottishness
  • besot
  • besotting
  • sottishly
  • sootless
  • sootlike
  • sootflake
  • besoot
  • sottery
  • soot-oh
  • besottingly
  • sootish
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