Where does “sott” come from?

sott (Old English) comes from Old French sot, from Medieval Latin sottus, from Aramaic s(h)ote — fool.

sott (Old English): foolish, stupid

Definitions

  1. foolish, stupid

Ancestry of “sott”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sott

Every word from Aramaic s(h)oteEvery word from Medieval Latin sottusEvery word from Old French sot