Boycott
See also: boycott
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Boicote, probably from Old English Bōia cot (“Bōia's cottage”).
The first element was a common Germanic name of obscure meaning, with parallels in Old Norse and Franconian dialects. Some proposed connections include bugan (“bent”), buan (“live”), or the root of modern bully.[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Boycott
See also
[edit]
Boycott (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]- ^ An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction. (n.d.). United Kingdom: U of Minnesota Press, p. 15
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