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Where does “bojkott” come from?

bojkott (Swedish) comes from English Boycott, from Middle English Boicote, from Old English Bōia cot — Bōia's cottage.

bojkott (Swedish): a boycott

Definitions

  1. a boycott

Ancestry of “bojkott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBoycott—
2Middle EnglishBoicote—
3Old EnglishBōia cotBōia's cottage

Words derived from “bojkott”

  • bojkotta
Every word from Old English Bōia cot →