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- — to sit.

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

sot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sōt

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

via Old French sot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsot—
2Medieval Latinsottusfoolish
3Aramaics(h)otefool

Words derived from “sot”

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