Monday, 7 August 2023

Is 'scone' English, or is it actually Dutch?

'Scone' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'schoonbroot'. The word entered the English language some time around 1513.


scone [noun] [1513]
A rich quick bread cut into usually triangular shapes and cooked on a griddle or baked on a sheet
See 'scone' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Dutch.

Etymology: Perhaps from Dutch 'schoonbrood' fine white bread, from 'schoon' pure, clean + 'brood' bread
See more loan words from 1500s.


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