'Scone' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'schoonbroot'. The word entered the English language some time around 1513.
scone [noun] [1513]
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Etymology: Perhaps from Dutch 'schoonbrood' fine white bread, from 'schoon' pure, clean + 'brood' bread
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