Etymology

Bigott

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle English bi God
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  1. Middle English · derived frombi God“by God”
  2. English todayBigott

Applied by the French to Normans in reference to their swearing Middle English bi God (“by God”); see bigot for more.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishbi God all →

bigotBygott

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.